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 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 7 345 29 7.6 5.1-11.2 316 92.4 88.8-94.9
GENDER
Male 150 12 8.6 4.8-15.0 138 91.4 85.0-95.2
Female 195 17 6.6 3.8-11.2 178 93.4 88.8-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 232 17 7.6 4.6-12.3 215 92.4 87.7-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 90 11 8.9 4.4-16.9 79 91.1 83.1-95.6
Other 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 212 15 6.8 4.0-11.4 197 93.2 88.6-96.0
65+ 133 14 9.3 5.1-16.1 119 90.7 83.9-94.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 118 13 10.1 5.5-17.8 105 89.9 82.2-94.5
Some College + 227 16 6.1 3.6-10.3 211 93.9 89.7-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 114 14 9.7 5.2-17.4 100 90.3 82.6-94.8
$50,000+ 164 *** *** *** 154 94.4 89.4-97.1

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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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