2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,586 1,926 73.1 70.8-75.3 660 26.9 24.7-29.2
Region 4 355 238 64.5 58.3-70.3 117 35.5 29.7-41.7
GENDER
Male 167 104 61.6 52.6-69.8 63 38.4 30.2-47.4
Female 188 134 67.2 58.4-75.0 54 32.8 25.0-41.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 269 184 67.0 60.1-73.2 85 33.0 26.8-39.9
Non-Hispanic Black 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 168 97 57.0 48.4-65.1 71 43.0 34.9-51.6
65+ 172 134 76.8 67.4-84.1 38 23.2 15.9-32.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 111 76 65.2 54.4-74.6 35 34.8 25.4-45.6
College Graduate 118 91 75.3 65.3-83.2 27 24.7 16.8-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 132 80 57.8 47.4-67.6 52 42.2 32.4-52.6
$50,000+ 138 102 68.5 58.6-76.9 36 31.5 23.1-41.4
Don't know/Not Sure 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 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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