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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Colorectal Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,597 601 38.6 35.9-41.4 289 18.1 16.1-20.2 391 24.6 22.3-27.0 316 18.8 16.7-20.9
GENDER
Male 639 250 40.0 35.8-44.4 121 19.3 16.2-23.0 156 23.7 20.3-27.5 112 16.9 14.0-20.4
Female 958 351 37.4 34.0-41.0 168 17.0 14.6-19.7 235 25.3 22.3-28.6 204 20.3 17.6-23.1
RACE
White 1,377 512 37.5 34.8-40.4 236 17.1 15.0-19.3 340 25.2 22.8-27.8 289 20.2 18.0-22.6
African American 180 78 45.9 37.1-54.9 41 21.9 15.7-29.6 41 20.8 14.6-28.9 20 11.4 6.7-18.8
Other 24 7 31.4 15.3-53.6 8 34.8 17.2-57.9 7 27.4 12.5-50.1 2 6.4 1.5-23.8
HISPANIC
Yes 14 8 67.3 39.7-86.6 1 3.2 0.4-20.3 4 23.0 8.0-50.5 1 6.5 0.9-35.1
No 1,554 579 38.0 35.3-40.8 279 18.1 16.0-20.3 385 24.9 22.6-27.4 311 19.0 17.0-21.2
AGE
50-54 242 77 34.4 27.7-41.8 47 18.3 13.7-24.0 66 26.8 21.0-33.5 52 20.5 15.5-26.8
55-64 578 219 38.3 34.0-42.7 93 17.4 14.1-21.3 149 25.9 22.2-30.0 117 18.4 15.3-22.0
65+ 777 305 40.4 36.5-44.5 149 18.5 15.7-21.6 176 22.8 19.5-26.4 147 18.3 15.5-21.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 75 40.7 32.9-49.0 38 18.1 13.0-24.7 40 19.1 13.8-25.8 47 22.1 16.5-28.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 167 38.1 33.1-43.3 78 16.3 13.0-20.2 120 26.7 22.3-31.6 105 19.0 15.6-22.9
Some Post-H.S. 380 140 36.9 31.5-42.7 80 21.7 17.3-26.8 92 22.4 18.3-27.2 68 19.0 14.7-24.2
College Graduate 547 219 39.4 35.1-44.0 93 17.2 14.1-20.9 139 26.1 22.2-30.4 96 17.2 14.0-21.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 197 69 40.7 32.1-49.8 31 15.0 10.2-21.5 47 24.9 17.9-33.5 50 19.4 14.3-25.8
$15,000- $24,999 262 97 37.5 31.3-44.2 50 21.1 15.8-27.5 62 23.3 18.2-29.3 53 18.1 13.7-23.5
$25,000- $34,999 173 63 35.4 27.7-43.9 31 18.1 12.7-25.2 47 28.1 21.1-36.2 32 18.4 12.2-26.8
$35,000- $49,999 237 98 44.1 37.2-51.3 39 17.0 12.4-22.7 53 21.7 16.4-28.1 47 17.2 12.8-22.6
$50,000+ 459 170 36.4 31.8-41.3 85 18.2 14.7-22.3 119 26.2 22.1-30.9 85 19.2 15.5-23.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 112 40 37.0 27.5-47.5 12 10.3 5.6-18.1 37 32.4 23.5-42.8 23 20.3 13.4-29.6
Appalachia II 204 78 37.1 30.2-44.6 43 20.4 15.1-26.9 45 24.3 18.2-31.6 38 18.2 13.0-24.8
Appalachia III 92 25 25.6 17.0-36.6 13 11.5 6.4-19.7 18 27.1 16.1-41.9 36 35.8 25.7-47.4
Catawba 99 39 43.6 33.0-54.9 18 16.4 10.3-25.1 28 28.6 19.7-39.5 14 11.4 6.5-19.4
Edisto Savannah 119 44 43.7 33.5-54.4 24 18.5 12.2-27.0 28 21.4 14.6-30.2 23 16.4 10.7-24.3
Low Country 94 28 28.3 19.7-38.8 18 20.8 13.3-31.2 31 33.8 24.3-44.9 17 17.0 10.5-26.4
Palmetto 236 79 34.3 28.0-41.3 43 18.7 13.9-24.7 62 25.0 19.5-31.4 52 22.0 16.9-28.1
Pee Dee 96 38 42.9 31.7-54.9 21 22.8 14.5-34.0 23 20.7 13.5-30.6 14 13.6 7.7-22.7
Trident 228 97 43.5 36.6-50.7 41 19.9 14.6-26.5 47 20.3 15.1-26.6 43 16.4 12.0-21.9
Upper Savannah 95 47 46.9 36.5-57.6 9 8.9 4.5-16.8 27 29.6 20.8-40.4 12 14.5 8.2-24.6
Waccamaw 143 59 41.8 32.6-51.6 31 19.9 13.9-27.7 25 18.4 12.3-26.5 28 19.9 12.7-29.7
Wateree 68 23 34.1 21.8-49.1 14 22.3 12.5-36.7 16 21.0 12.3-33.7 15 22.5 12.9-36.2
Region***
Region I 207 87 41.5 34.4-49.0 21 9.7 6.2-14.8 64 31.1 24.6-38.5 35 17.7 12.6-24.2
Region II 296 103 33.5 27.8-39.7 56 17.6 13.5-22.7 63 25.2 19.5-31.9 74 23.7 18.9-29.4
Region III 335 118 37.1 31.5-43.0 61 18.0 14.1-22.8 90 26.0 21.2-31.5 66 18.9 14.8-23.7
Region IV 164 61 39.0 30.4-48.4 35 22.6 15.8-31.1 39 20.9 14.9-28.4 29 17.5 11.8-25.2
Region V 119 44 43.7 33.5-54.4 24 18.5 12.2-27.0 28 21.4 14.6-30.2 23 16.4 10.7-24.3
Region VI 143 59 41.8 32.6-51.6 31 19.9 13.9-27.7 25 18.4 12.3-26.5 28 19.9 12.7-29.7
Region VII 228 97 43.5 36.6-50.7 41 19.9 14.6-26.5 47 20.3 15.1-26.6 43 16.4 12.0-21.9
Region VIII 94 28 28.3 19.7-38.8 18 20.8 13.3-31.2 31 33.8 24.3-44.9 17 17.0 10.5-26.4

* This question was asked of respondents aged 50+ and had had a blood stool test.

#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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