BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics: (Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum<br> to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems. <br><br>Have you ever had either of these exams?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum
to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems.

Have you ever had either of these exams?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,640	2,736	74.3	72.5-76.1	904	25.7	23.9-27.5
Region 6	290	224	74.8	68.1-80.4	66	25.2	19.6-31.9
GENDER
Male	115	87	77.3	66.8-85.2	28	22.7	14.8-33.2
Female	175	137	72.7	63.7-80.2	38	27.3	19.8-36.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	179	143	76.1	67.2-83.3	36	23.9	16.7-32.8
Non-Hispanic Black	85	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	20	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
50-64	132	93	69.6	59.5-78.1	39	30.4	21.9-40.5
65+	153	128	80.7	71.7-87.3	25	19.3	12.7-28.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	125	90	69.2	58.4-78.2	35	30.8	21.8-41.6
Some College +	163	133	80.4	72.3-86.6	30	19.6	13.4-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	156	114	71.7	62.1-79.7	42	28.3	20.3-37.9
$50,000+	74	62	82.8	71.2-90.4	12	17.2	9.6-28.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,640

2,736

74.3

72.5-76.1

904

25.7

23.9-27.5

Region 6

290

224

74.8

68.1-80.4

25.2

19.6-31.9

GENDER

Male

115

77.3

66.8-85.2

22.7

14.8-33.2

Female

175

137

72.7

63.7-80.2

27.3

19.8-36.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

179

143

76.1

67.2-83.3

23.9

16.7-32.8

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

50-64

132

69.6

59.5-78.1

30.4

21.9-40.5

65+

153

128

80.7

71.7-87.3

19.3

12.7-28.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

125

69.2

58.4-78.2

30.8

21.8-41.6

Some College +

163

133

80.4

72.3-86.6

19.6

13.4-27.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

156

114

71.7

62.1-79.7

28.3

20.3-37.9

$50,000+

82.8

71.2-90.4

17.2

9.6-28.8

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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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2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams?

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum
to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems.

Have you ever had either of these exams?