BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Colorectal Cancer Screening
A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood.
Have you hever had this test using a home kit?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,183 | 2,484 | 46.8 | 45.1-48.5 | 2,699 | 53.2 | 51.5-54.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 2,002 | 931 | 45.5 | 42.8-48.2 | 1,071 | 54.5 | 51.8-57.2 |
| Female | 3,181 | 1,553 | 47.9 | 45.7-50.0 | 1,628 | 52.1 | 50.0-54.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 4,098 | 2,041 | 48.7 | 46.9-50.6 | 2,057 | 51.3 | 49.4-53.1 |
| African American | 938 | 377 | 40.2 | 36.2-44.4 | 561 | 59.8 | 55.6-63.8 |
| Other | 92 | 39 | 49.7 | 37.5-61.9 | 53 | 50.3 | 38.1-62.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 86 | 36 | 46.8 | 34.5-59.4 | 50 | 53.2 | 40.6-65.5 |
| No | 4,945 | 2,389 | 47.0 | 45.2-48.7 | 2,556 | 53.0 | 51.3-54.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 45-54 | 908 | 291 | 31.8 | 28.2-35.6 | 617 | 68.2 | 64.4-71.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,839 | 875 | 47.9 | 45.2-50.7 | 964 | 52.1 | 49.3-54.8 |
| 65+ | 2,436 | 1,318 | 53.9 | 51.4-56.4 | 1,118 | 46.1 | 43.6-48.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 945 | 367 | 39.4 | 35.6-43.2 | 578 | 60.6 | 56.8-64.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,607 | 742 | 44.7 | 41.6-47.7 | 865 | 55.3 | 52.3-58.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,227 | 631 | 50.9 | 47.4-54.3 | 596 | 49.1 | 45.7-52.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,384 | 735 | 51.1 | 47.9-54.3 | 649 | 48.9 | 45.7-52.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 741 | 315 | 42.0 | 37.5-46.7 | 426 | 58.0 | 53.3-62.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 819 | 384 | 44.1 | 40.0-48.3 | 435 | 55.9 | 51.7-60.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 611 | 303 | 48.9 | 44.0-53.9 | 308 | 51.1 | 46.1-56.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 658 | 322 | 46.3 | 41.6-51.0 | 336 | 53.7 | 49.0-58.4 |
| $50,000+ | 1,468 | 737 | 49.2 | 46.1-52.2 | 731 | 50.8 | 47.8-53.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 399 | 182 | 45.0 | 39.6-50.5 | 217 | 55.0 | 49.5-60.4 |
| Appalachia II | 368 | 193 | 51.9 | 46.2-57.5 | 175 | 48.1 | 42.5-53.8 |
| Appalachia III | 273 | 108 | 36.9 | 30.9-43.2 | 165 | 63.1 | 56.8-69.1 |
| Catawba | 211 | 110 | 51.9 | 44.3-59.4 | 101 | 48.1 | 40.6-55.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 612 | 285 | 44.3 | 39.9-48.8 | 327 | 55.7 | 51.2-60.1 |
| Low Country | 584 | 300 | 49.5 | 44.9-54.0 | 284 | 50.5 | 46.0-55.1 |
| Palmetto | 443 | 222 | 48.8 | 43.7-54.0 | 221 | 51.2 | 46.0-56.3 |
| Pee Dee | 424 | 193 | 44.2 | 39.0-49.7 | 231 | 55.8 | 50.3-61.0 |
| Trident | 564 | 303 | 52.8 | 47.6-57.9 | 261 | 47.2 | 42.1-52.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 359 | 171 | 45.3 | 39.6-51.1 | 188 | 54.7 | 48.9-60.4 |
| Waccamaw | 616 | 282 | 44.1 | 39.9-48.4 | 334 | 55.9 | 51.6-60.1 |
| Wateree | 270 | 116 | 42.7 | 36.1-49.6 | 154 | 57.3 | 50.4-63.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 758 | 353 | 45.1 | 41.2-49.1 | 405 | 54.9 | 50.9-58.8 |
| Region II | 641 | 301 | 45.2 | 41.0-49.4 | 340 | 54.8 | 50.6-59.0 |
| Region III | 654 | 332 | 49.9 | 45.6-54.2 | 322 | 50.1 | 45.8-54.4 |
| Region IV | 694 | 309 | 43.6 | 39.5-47.9 | 385 | 56.4 | 52.1-60.5 |
| Region V | 612 | 285 | 44.3 | 39.9-48.8 | 327 | 55.7 | 51.2-60.1 |
| Region VI | 616 | 282 | 44.1 | 39.9-48.4 | 334 | 55.9 | 51.6-60.1 |
| Region VII | 564 | 303 | 52.8 | 47.6-57.9 | 261 | 47.2 | 42.1-52.4 |
| Region VIII | 584 | 300 | 49.5 | 44.9-54.0 | 284 | 50.5 | 46.0-55.1 |
*This question was asked of respondents over 50 years of age
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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