BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Colorectal Cancer Screening
How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within the past year | Within the past 2 years | Within the past 3 years | Within the past 5 years | 5 or more years ago | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,154 | 814 | 26.7 | 24.8-28.6 | 628 | 20.1 | 18.5-21.9 | 1,143 | 36.4 | 34.4-38.6 | 373 | 11.2 | 10.0-12.6 | 196 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,207 | 313 | 27.0 | 24.1-30.2 | 253 | 20.9 | 18.3-23.8 | 426 | 35.3 | 32.1-38.6 | 135 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.4 | 80 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 |
| Female | 1,947 | 501 | 26.4 | 24.0-28.9 | 375 | 19.6 | 17.5-21.8 | 717 | 37.3 | 34.7-40.1 | 238 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.7 | 116 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,615 | 629 | 25.3 | 23.3-27.4 | 505 | 19.1 | 17.3-20.9 | 972 | 37.3 | 35.1-39.6 | 330 | 12.2 | 10.8-13.8 | 179 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.2 |
| African American | 455 | 156 | 31.9 | 26.7-37.5 | 102 | 24.1 | 19.4-29.6 | 145 | 33.3 | 27.7-39.5 | 36 | 7.0 | 4.9-10.1 | 16 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.6 |
| Other | 46 | 16 | 27.0 | 16.1-41.6 | 13 | 31.5 | 17.8-49.4 | 13 | 30.8 | 17.9-47.6 | 4 | 10.7 | 3.3-29.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 49 | 18 | 48.4 | 32.2-64.9 | 8 | 11.2 | 5.0-23.3 | 15 | 29.3 | 16.6-46.4 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.6-19.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 9.2 |
| No | 3,032 | 777 | 26.3 | 24.4-28.2 | 609 | 20.5 | 18.8-22.3 | 1,098 | 36.4 | 34.3-38.6 | 359 | 11.2 | 10.0-12.6 | 189 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 45-54 | 386 | 122 | 30.2 | 25.0-36.0 | 77 | 21.2 | 16.6-26.7 | 130 | 35.2 | 29.5-41.4 | 31 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.3 | 26 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,108 | 264 | 25.0 | 22.0-28.2 | 255 | 22.6 | 19.8-25.6 | 382 | 34.7 | 31.5-38.1 | 145 | 12.3 | 10.3-14.6 | 62 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 |
| 65+ | 1,660 | 428 | 26.8 | 24.2-29.5 | 296 | 17.9 | 15.7-20.3 | 631 | 38.2 | 35.3-41.2 | 197 | 11.3 | 9.6-13.2 | 108 | 5.8 | 4.7- 7.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 478 | 126 | 27.1 | 22.6-32.2 | 101 | 20.5 | 16.5-25.1 | 170 | 35.8 | 30.8-41.2 | 52 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.7 | 29 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 918 | 234 | 25.0 | 21.6-28.7 | 192 | 22.2 | 19.0-25.7 | 331 | 35.4 | 31.5-39.5 | 101 | 11.2 | 9.0-14.0 | 60 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 785 | 203 | 27.4 | 23.8-31.4 | 148 | 18.1 | 15.0-21.8 | 292 | 38.5 | 34.4-42.7 | 90 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.6 | 52 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 |
| College Graduate | 966 | 249 | 27.4 | 24.1-31.0 | 185 | 19.5 | 16.7-22.6 | 347 | 36.1 | 32.6-39.9 | 130 | 12.4 | 10.2-15.0 | 55 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 364 | 109 | 29.2 | 23.6-35.4 | 78 | 23.2 | 18.0-29.3 | 121 | 33.2 | 26.5-40.6 | 34 | 10.1 | 6.8-14.6 | 22 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 442 | 121 | 29.8 | 24.5-35.6 | 93 | 21.4 | 16.9-26.7 | 146 | 32.7 | 27.5-38.4 | 48 | 9.4 | 6.7-13.0 | 34 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 378 | 98 | 25.9 | 21.1-31.4 | 77 | 22.3 | 17.3-28.2 | 131 | 33.7 | 28.1-39.7 | 44 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.8 | 28 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 427 | 114 | 29.5 | 24.3-35.3 | 94 | 23.4 | 18.6-29.0 | 140 | 32.0 | 26.8-37.8 | 42 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.4 | 37 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.1 |
| $50,000+ | 997 | 235 | 25.0 | 21.9-28.4 | 194 | 19.2 | 16.5-22.1 | 396 | 39.5 | 36.0-43.1 | 130 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.6 | 42 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.6 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 253 | 61 | 25.0 | 19.4-31.5 | 40 | 15.0 | 10.9-20.3 | 99 | 37.8 | 31.4-44.7 | 36 | 14.4 | 10.2-19.8 | 17 | 7.9 | 4.8-12.6 |
| Appalachia II | 241 | 76 | 32.6 | 26.3-39.6 | 35 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.6 | 81 | 35.0 | 28.5-42.2 | 32 | 13.0 | 9.2-18.2 | 17 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.6 |
| Appalachia III | 163 | 43 | 28.2 | 21.2-36.5 | 30 | 19.4 | 13.6-26.9 | 62 | 35.7 | 28.4-43.9 | 17 | 10.7 | 6.5-17.1 | 11 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.7 |
| Catawba | 118 | 34 | 30.9 | 22.1-41.3 | 19 | 17.9 | 11.4-26.9 | 42 | 33.4 | 24.9-43.1 | 14 | 11.4 | 6.6-19.1 | 9 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 348 | 92 | 27.6 | 22.5-33.4 | 72 | 22.8 | 18.1-28.3 | 134 | 36.8 | 31.2-42.6 | 30 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.9 | 20 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.3 |
| Low Country | 382 | 105 | 29.6 | 24.7-35.0 | 69 | 18.2 | 14.3-23.0 | 129 | 31.6 | 26.8-36.7 | 52 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.3 | 27 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.0 |
| Palmetto | 291 | 57 | 19.5 | 14.9-25.2 | 67 | 22.6 | 17.7-28.5 | 121 | 43.8 | 37.6-50.3 | 34 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.5 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.4 |
| Pee Dee | 240 | 63 | 26.0 | 20.3-32.7 | 56 | 24.1 | 18.4-30.9 | 78 | 33.4 | 27.0-40.5 | 27 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 16 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.8 |
| Trident | 363 | 94 | 25.8 | 21.0-31.3 | 75 | 21.9 | 17.2-27.5 | 127 | 34.5 | 28.6-41.0 | 42 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.3 | 25 | 7.2 | 4.3-12.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 198 | 51 | 27.9 | 21.4-35.5 | 46 | 22.8 | 17.1-29.7 | 67 | 34.1 | 27.3-41.6 | 21 | 10.1 | 6.5-15.4 | 13 | 5.1 | 2.9- 9.0 |
| Waccamaw | 356 | 90 | 28.6 | 23.6-34.1 | 69 | 17.8 | 14.1-22.3 | 125 | 35.3 | 30.2-40.8 | 49 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.3 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 |
| Wateree | 170 | 36 | 19.7 | 14.0-26.9 | 42 | 26.2 | 19.0-35.0 | 70 | 42.0 | 33.8-50.7 | 18 | 10.4 | 6.0-17.5 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 451 | 112 | 26.2 | 21.9-31.1 | 86 | 18.3 | 14.8-22.4 | 166 | 36.2 | 31.5-41.2 | 57 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.2 | 30 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.7 |
| Region II | 404 | 119 | 30.8 | 26.0-36.0 | 65 | 15.9 | 12.5-20.1 | 143 | 35.3 | 30.3-40.7 | 49 | 12.1 | 9.1-15.9 | 28 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 |
| Region III | 409 | 91 | 23.0 | 18.6-28.0 | 86 | 21.2 | 17.1-26.0 | 163 | 40.7 | 35.5-46.1 | 48 | 11.2 | 8.3-14.8 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 |
| Region IV | 410 | 99 | 23.4 | 19.2-28.2 | 98 | 25.0 | 20.3-30.3 | 148 | 37.0 | 31.8-42.5 | 45 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.1 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.2 |
| Region V | 348 | 92 | 27.6 | 22.5-33.4 | 72 | 22.8 | 18.1-28.3 | 134 | 36.8 | 31.2-42.6 | 30 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.9 | 20 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.3 |
| Region VI | 356 | 90 | 28.6 | 23.6-34.1 | 69 | 17.8 | 14.1-22.3 | 125 | 35.3 | 30.2-40.8 | 49 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.3 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 |
| Region VII | 363 | 94 | 25.8 | 21.0-31.3 | 75 | 21.9 | 17.2-27.5 | 127 | 34.5 | 28.6-41.0 | 42 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.3 | 25 | 7.2 | 4.3-12.0 |
| Region VIII | 382 | 105 | 29.6 | 24.7-35.0 | 69 | 18.2 | 14.3-23.0 | 129 | 31.6 | 26.8-36.7 | 52 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.3 | 27 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.0 |
*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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