SC BRFSS 2002: (Respondents aged 50 and older that have not had a blood stool test within the past two years.*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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Risk Factors

Respondents aged 50 and older that have not had a blood stool test within the past two years.*

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	Total Respond.#	Not At Risk	At Risk
TOTAL	1,991	563	30.3	27.7-32.9	1,428	69.7	67.1-72.3
GENDER
Male	765	206	28.9	25.1-33.2	559	71.1	66.8-74.9
Female	1,226	357	31.3	28.1-34.7	869	68.7	65.3-71.9
RACE
White	1,594	456	30.5	27.8-33.4	1,138	69.5	66.6-72.2
African American	356	99	30.7	24.5-37.6	257	69.3	62.4-75.5
Other Minorities	24	4	16.0	5.6-38.0	20	84.0	62.0-94.4
HISPANIC
Yes	41	14	40.6	23.4-60.5	27	59.4	39.5-76.6
No	1,903	539	30.2	27.7-32.9	1,364	69.8	67.1-72.3
AGE
45-54	431	97	24.0	19.1-29.8	334	76.0	70.2-80.9
55-64	702	185	27.1	23.2-31.4	517	72.9	68.6-76.8
65+	858	281	36.3	32.3-40.5	577	63.7	59.5-67.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	109	27.7	22.1-34.1	322	72.3	65.9-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	617	153	26.0	21.8-30.7	464	74.0	69.3-78.2
Some Post-H.S.	437	131	30.8	25.8-36.3	306	69.2	63.7-74.2
College Graduate	502	167	36.0	31.1-41.2	335	64.0	58.8-68.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	90	32.4	25.7-39.8	244	67.6	60.2-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	357	81	25.8	20.1-32.5	276	74.2	67.5-79.9
$25,000- 34,999	226	64	27.1	20.7-34.7	162	72.9	65.3-79.3
$35,000- 49,999	278	66	22.5	17.3-28.7	212	77.5	71.3-82.7
$50,000+	477	169	36.9	31.9-42.2	308	63.1	57.8-68.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	97	29	28.9	20.0-39.9	68	71.1	60.1-80.0
Appalachia II	156	58	38.2	30.2-46.9	98	61.8	53.1-69.8
Appalachia III	126	19	16.6	10.6-25.2	107	83.4	74.8-89.4
Catawba	79	33	44.3	31.8-57.5	46	55.7	42.5-68.2
Edisto	42	14	31.7	18.3-49.1	28	68.3	50.9-81.7
Low Country	96	29	33.7	24.0-45.1	67	66.3	54.9-76.0
Palmetto	187	60	31.5	24.6-39.3	127	68.5	60.7-75.4
Pee Dee	603	150	25.6	21.3-30.3	453	74.4	69.7-78.7
Savannah	74	20	25.8	16.7-37.7	54	74.2	62.3-83.3
Trident	157	50	34.9	26.7-44.1	107	65.1	55.9-73.3
Upper Savannah	143	34	26.2	18.2-36.2	109	73.8	63.8-81.8
Waccamaw	140	41	27.8	20.6-36.4	99	72.2	63.6-79.4
Wateree	71	22	28.5	18.3-41.6	49	71.5	58.4-81.7

Total
Respond.#

Not At Risk

At Risk

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,991

563

30.3

27.7-32.9

1,428

69.7

67.1-72.3

GENDER

Male

765

206

28.9

25.1-33.2

559

71.1

66.8-74.9

Female

1,226

357

31.3

28.1-34.7

869

68.7

65.3-71.9

RACE

White

1,594

456

30.5

27.8-33.4

1,138

69.5

66.6-72.2

African American

356

30.7

24.5-37.6

257

69.3

62.4-75.5

Other Minorities

16.0

5.6-38.0

84.0

62.0-94.4

HISPANIC

Yes

40.6

23.4-60.5

59.4

39.5-76.6

1,903

539

30.2

27.7-32.9

1,364

69.8

67.1-72.3

AGE

45-54

431

24.0

19.1-29.8

334

76.0

70.2-80.9

55-64

702

185

27.1

23.2-31.4

517

72.9

68.6-76.8

65+

858

281

36.3

32.3-40.5

577

63.7

59.5-67.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

109

27.7

22.1-34.1

322

72.3

65.9-77.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

617

153

26.0

21.8-30.7

464

74.0

69.3-78.2

Some Post-H.S.

437

131

30.8

25.8-36.3

306

69.2

63.7-74.2

College Graduate

502

167

36.0

31.1-41.2

335

64.0

58.8-68.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

32.4

25.7-39.8

244

67.6

60.2-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

357

25.8

20.1-32.5

276

74.2

67.5-79.9

$25,000- 34,999

226

27.1

20.7-34.7

162

72.9

65.3-79.3

$35,000- 49,999

278

22.5

17.3-28.7

212

77.5

71.3-82.7

$50,000+

477

169

36.9

31.9-42.2

308

63.1

57.8-68.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

28.9

20.0-39.9

71.1

60.1-80.0

Appalachia II

156

38.2

30.2-46.9

61.8

53.1-69.8

Appalachia III

126

16.6

10.6-25.2

107

83.4

74.8-89.4

Catawba

44.3

31.8-57.5

55.7

42.5-68.2

Edisto

31.7

18.3-49.1

68.3

50.9-81.7

Low Country

33.7

24.0-45.1

66.3

54.9-76.0

Palmetto

187

31.5

24.6-39.3

127

68.5

60.7-75.4

Pee Dee

603

150

25.6

21.3-30.3

453

74.4

69.7-78.7

Savannah

25.8

16.7-37.7

74.2

62.3-83.3

Trident

157

34.9

26.7-44.1

107

65.1

55.9-73.3

Upper Savannah

143

26.2

18.2-36.2

109

73.8

63.8-81.8

Waccamaw

140

27.8

20.6-36.4

72.2

63.6-79.4

Wateree

28.5

18.3-41.6

71.5

58.4-81.7

*Data in this table were derived from the Colorectal Cancer Screening questions.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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