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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Colorectal Cancer Screening

Risk Factor for respondents aged 50+ who had not had a blood stool test within the past two years.*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Not at Risk At Risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,474 890 25.0 23.4-26.6 2,584 75.0 73.4-76.6
GENDER
Male 1,370 371 26.5 24.0-29.2 999 73.5 70.8-76.0
Female 2,104 519 23.7 21.7-25.8 1,585 76.3 74.2-78.3
RACE
White 2,850 748 26.0 24.3-27.7 2,102 74.0 72.3-75.7
African American 539 119 22.1 18.1-26.6 420 77.9 73.4-81.9
Other 54 15 20.8 11.9-34.0 39 79.2 66.0-88.1
HISPANIC
Yes 35 9 23.5 11.3-42.4 26 76.5 57.6-88.7
No 3,376 858 24.9 23.2-26.5 2,518 75.1 73.5-76.8
AGE
45-54 694 124 17.7 14.6-21.2 570 82.3 78.8-85.4
55-64 1,279 312 24.4 21.9-27.2 967 75.6 72.8-78.1
65+ 1,501 454 29.5 27.0-32.2 1,047 70.5 67.8-73.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 525 113 19.9 16.3-24.1 412 80.1 75.9-83.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,069 245 22.9 20.1-25.9 824 77.1 74.1-79.9
Some Post-H.S. 817 220 26.3 23.0-29.9 597 73.7 70.1-77.0
College Graduate 1,057 312 28.9 26.0-32.0 745 71.1 68.0-74.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 508 100 21.1 16.9-26.1 408 78.9 73.9-83.1
$15,000- $24,999 588 147 22.7 19.2-26.6 441 77.3 73.4-80.8
$25,000- $34,999 395 94 22.9 18.6-27.8 301 77.1 72.2-81.4
$35,000- $49,999 462 137 31.2 26.6-36.2 325 68.8 63.8-73.4
$50,000+ 967 255 25.3 22.5-28.4 712 74.7 71.6-77.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 225 52 22.4 17.0-29.0 173 77.6 71.0-83.0
Appalachia II 398 121 27.6 23.2-32.5 277 72.4 67.5-76.8
Appalachia III 252 38 12.4 8.8-17.1 214 87.6 82.9-91.2
Catawba 214 57 25.6 19.6-32.8 157 74.4 67.2-80.4
Edisto Savannah 295 68 23.8 18.6-30.0 227 76.2 70.0-81.4
Low Country 194 46 22.9 17.0-29.9 148 77.1 70.1-83.0
Palmetto 496 122 24.5 20.6-29.0 374 75.5 71.0-79.4
Pee Dee 241 59 26.8 20.6-34.1 182 73.2 65.9-79.4
Trident 438 138 31.2 26.5-36.3 300 68.8 63.7-73.5
Upper Savannah 170 56 28.5 22.0-36.1 114 71.5 63.9-78.0
Waccamaw 325 90 27.5 22.3-33.4 235 72.5 66.6-77.7
Wateree 194 37 20.7 14.4-28.8 157 79.3 71.2-85.6
Region***
Region I 395 108 25.1 20.8-30.0 287 74.9 70.0-79.2
Region II 650 159 21.6 18.4-25.1 491 78.4 74.9-81.6
Region III 710 179 24.9 21.5-28.6 531 75.1 71.4-78.5
Region IV 435 96 23.9 19.3-29.2 339 76.1 70.8-80.7
Region V 295 68 23.8 18.6-30.0 227 76.2 70.0-81.4
Region VI 325 90 27.5 22.3-33.4 235 72.5 66.6-77.7
Region VII 438 138 31.2 26.5-36.3 300 68.8 63.7-73.5
Region VIII 194 46 22.9 17.0-29.9 148 77.1 70.1-83.0

*Data for this table was 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 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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