2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 Demographics

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past 3 years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,937 513 16.7 15.1-18.4 2,424 83.3 81.6-84.9
Region 7 345 45 12.8 9.4-17.2 300 87.2 82.8-90.6
GENDER
Male 150 19 12.3 7.7-19.0 131 87.7 81.0-92.3
Female 195 26 13.2 8.7-19.6 169 86.8 80.4-91.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 232 28 13.3 9.1-18.9 204 86.7 81.1-90.9
Non-Hispanic Black 90 15 13.8 7.8-23.3 75 86.2 76.7-92.2
Other 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 212 25 11.8 7.8-17.4 187 88.2 82.6-92.2
65+ 133 20 14.9 9.3-23.0 113 85.1 77.0-90.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 118 20 15.5 9.6-24.0 98 84.5 76.0-90.4
Some College + 227 25 11.2 7.4-16.7 202 88.8 83.3-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 114 21 17.1 10.5-26.5 93 82.9 73.5-89.5
$50,000+ 164 17 10.4 6.4-16.6 147 89.6 83.4-93.6

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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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