2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 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 9 265 21 7.0 4.3-11.0 244 93.0 89.0-95.7
GENDER
Male 102 *** *** *** 97 94.2 85.9-97.8
Female 163 16 7.9 4.7-13.1 147 92.1 86.9-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 181 12 5.1 2.7- 9.4 169 94.9 90.6-97.3
Non-Hispanic Black 69 *** *** *** 60 88.2 77.3-94.2
Other 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 156 *** *** *** 147 95.3 90.5-97.8
65+ 109 12 11.2 6.0-19.7 97 88.8 80.3-94.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 112 11 7.0 3.7-12.8 101 93.0 87.2-96.3
Some College + 153 *** *** *** 143 93.1 86.2-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 117 12 8.9 4.8-15.9 105 91.1 84.1-95.2
$50,000+ 98 *** *** *** 93 96.4 91.2-98.6

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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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