2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,937 275 9.2 8.0-10.6 2,662 90.8 89.4-92.0
Region 4 431 38 7.9 5.5-11.1 393 92.1 88.9-94.5
GENDER
Male 206 18 7.8 4.6-13.0 188 92.2 87.0-95.4
Female 225 20 7.9 4.8-12.7 205 92.1 87.3-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 326 29 8.0 5.3-11.9 297 92.0 88.1-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 73 *** *** *** 66 92.6 83.5-96.8
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 263 24 8.2 5.3-12.7 239 91.8 87.3-94.7
65+ 168 14 7.0 3.9-12.2 154 93.0 87.8-96.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 *** *** *** 131 94.3 88.9-97.2
Some College + 288 27 8.4 5.5-12.6 261 91.6 87.4-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 15 8.8 4.9-15.1 147 91.2 84.9-95.1
$50,000+ 192 15 6.0 3.4-10.4 177 94.0 89.6-96.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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