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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Colorectal Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.#		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years 10 or more years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,984 595 31.4 29.2-33.8 396 19.9 18.0-21.9 661 33.0 30.7-35.4 204 9.5 8.2-11.0 128 6.1 5.1- 7.4
GENDER
Male 772 242 32.7 29.0-36.5 157 20.8 17.8-24.2 255 32.5 29.0-36.2 75 8.8 6.9-11.2 43 5.1 3.8- 7.0
Female 1,212 353 30.5 27.6-33.5 239 19.1 16.8-21.6 406 33.4 30.5-36.4 129 10.1 8.4-12.1 85 6.9 5.5- 8.7
RACE
White 1,687 471 28.6 26.3-31.0 336 19.9 17.9-22.0 584 34.6 32.2-37.2 176 9.9 8.5-11.6 120 7.0 5.8- 8.4
African American 255 115 46.6 39.5-54.0 51 19.0 14.2-24.9 64 26.2 20.2-33.3 20 6.4 3.8-10.5 5 1.8 0.6- 5.0
Other 26 5 17.5 6.7-38.5 5 31.1 12.9-57.9 9 28.1 13.4-49.7 6 20.5 8.6-41.4 1 2.8 0.4-17.6
HISPANIC
Yes 18 5 28.3 11.3-54.9 8 44.5 21.9-69.7 3 20.1 5.4-52.5 2 7.1 1.5-27.3 0 0.0 . - .
No 1,943 582 31.5 29.2-33.9 381 19.4 17.5-21.4 654 33.4 31.1-35.8 201 9.6 8.3-11.1 125 6.1 5.0- 7.3
AGE
50-54 289 87 32.2 26.4-38.5 60 21.4 16.5-27.4 96 32.3 26.7-38.4 27 8.5 5.7-12.5 19 5.6 3.5- 9.0
55-64 750 225 30.6 27.1-34.4 161 21.8 18.6-25.3 237 32.0 28.4-35.9 86 10.4 8.4-13.0 41 5.1 3.7- 7.1
65+ 945 283 31.8 28.5-35.4 175 17.8 15.3-20.6 328 34.0 30.7-37.5 91 9.2 7.4-11.4 68 7.1 5.5- 9.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 239 75 30.9 24.5-38.1 55 21.5 16.3-27.7 69 32.6 25.7-40.2 25 9.3 6.2-13.8 15 5.8 3.3-10.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 184 32.2 28.1-36.6 107 18.4 15.2-22.2 202 34.0 29.8-38.4 64 9.7 7.4-12.5 34 5.7 4.0- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 467 131 30.6 25.9-35.7 101 20.8 17.1-25.1 149 31.6 27.1-36.4 50 9.6 7.2-12.9 36 7.4 5.2-10.3
College Graduate 684 204 31.6 27.9-35.6 133 20.0 16.8-23.7 240 33.3 29.5-37.2 65 9.5 7.3-12.2 42 5.6 4.1- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 244 91 36.6 29.8-44.0 37 16.4 11.4-23.0 68 30.8 23.5-39.2 29 10.0 6.7-14.6 19 6.3 3.8-10.2
$15,000- $24,999 324 86 26.8 21.8-32.4 70 21.4 16.9-26.8 107 34.0 28.5-40.1 37 9.9 7.0-13.8 24 7.9 5.1-11.9
$25,000- $34,999 203 58 32.3 24.8-41.0 43 20.8 15.3-27.7 72 33.5 26.8-41.0 14 6.6 3.8-11.3 16 6.7 3.9-11.1
$35,000- $49,999 285 90 34.6 28.7-41.1 49 17.0 12.7-22.4 95 32.4 26.9-38.6 36 11.3 7.8-16.0 15 4.6 2.7- 7.8
$50,000+ 603 179 31.4 27.5-35.6 132 21.8 18.4-25.7 208 33.3 29.4-37.4 53 8.5 6.5-11.2 31 4.9 3.4- 7.2
Health District**
Appalachia I 118 34 28.3 20.3-38.0 26 21.9 14.6-31.3 38 31.4 23.1-41.1 9 9.7 4.6-19.6 11 8.7 4.7-15.6
Appalachia II 244 70 30.1 24.1-37.0 50 19.8 14.9-25.8 81 31.3 25.4-37.9 27 11.1 7.6-15.9 16 7.7 4.5-12.8
Appalachia III 133 29 21.6 14.8-30.4 29 21.3 14.3-30.3 45 37.2 27.8-47.6 18 12.1 7.5-19.0 12 7.9 4.3-13.9
Catawba 117 38 37.7 28.4-48.0 25 18.8 12.6-27.0 37 31.2 22.9-40.9 11 6.4 3.4-11.6 6 5.9 2.5-13.3
Edisto Savannah 158 52 31.2 24.0-39.6 25 17.4 11.6-25.3 49 33.9 25.7-43.3 19 10.4 6.5-16.3 13 6.9 3.8-12.2
Low Country 121 33 31.3 22.8-41.2 21 17.3 10.7-26.7 46 35.6 27.0-45.3 15 10.4 6.1-17.1 6 5.4 2.3-12.0
Palmetto 318 102 33.3 27.9-39.2 69 21.5 16.9-27.0 104 32.7 27.3-38.7 25 7.1 4.7-10.6 18 5.4 3.2- 8.8
Pee Dee 128 44 35.0 26.3-44.7 23 18.3 11.9-27.0 42 34.8 25.8-44.9 14 8.6 4.8-14.8 5 3.4 1.4- 8.1
Trident 264 57 23.8 18.4-30.3 56 21.9 16.9-28.0 99 35.1 29.2-41.5 33 12.1 8.4-17.0 19 7.1 4.4-11.4
Upper Savannah 100 32 30.9 22.2-41.1 16 18.0 11.1-27.9 39 38.7 29.0-49.3 9 10.4 5.2-19.5 4 2.1 0.8- 5.4
Waccamaw 165 51 33.0 24.9-42.2 32 19.2 13.3-26.8 54 32.6 25.2-40.9 15 9.2 5.3-15.5 13 6.0 3.4-10.4
Wateree 101 46 51.2 39.8-62.4 22 19.0 12.1-28.6 21 19.5 12.4-29.1 7 5.1 2.3-11.0 5 5.3 2.1-12.8
Region***
Region I 218 66 29.4 23.4-36.3 42 20.2 14.9-26.8 77 34.6 28.1-41.7 18 10.0 6.0-16.3 15 5.8 3.3- 9.8
Region II 377 99 27.0 22.3-32.3 79 20.3 16.2-25.2 126 33.4 28.2-39.1 45 11.5 8.5-15.2 28 7.8 5.2-11.4
Region III 435 140 34.5 29.7-39.6 94 20.8 16.9-25.3 141 32.3 27.7-37.4 36 6.9 4.9- 9.7 24 5.5 3.5- 8.5
Region IV 229 90 42.4 35.1-50.1 45 18.6 13.7-24.8 63 27.7 21.5-34.9 21 7.0 4.4-11.0 10 4.3 2.2- 8.1
Region V 158 52 31.2 24.0-39.6 25 17.4 11.6-25.3 49 33.9 25.7-43.3 19 10.4 6.5-16.3 13 6.9 3.8-12.2
Region VI 165 51 33.0 24.9-42.2 32 19.2 13.3-26.8 54 32.6 25.2-40.9 15 9.2 5.3-15.5 13 6.0 3.4-10.4
Region VII 264 57 23.8 18.4-30.3 56 21.9 16.9-28.0 99 35.1 29.2-41.5 33 12.1 8.4-17.0 19 7.1 4.4-11.4
Region VIII 121 33 31.3 22.8-41.2 21 17.3 10.7-26.7 46 35.6 27.0-45.3 15 10.4 6.1-17.1 6 5.4 2.3-12.0

* This question was asked of respondents aged 50+ and had ever had a sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam.

#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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