BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Respondents aged 50+ that have had a blood stool test within the past two years
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| Total # Respondents |
Have | Have not | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,387 | 1,396 | 21.0 | 19.5-22.5 | 4,991 | 79.0 | 77.5-80.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 2,314 | 569 | 22.1 | 19.7-24.7 | 1,745 | 77.9 | 75.3-80.3 |
| Female | 4,073 | 827 | 20.0 | 18.2-21.9 | 3,246 | 80.0 | 78.1-81.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 4,429 | 949 | 20.7 | 19.0-22.5 | 3,480 | 79.3 | 77.5-81.0 |
| African American | 1,476 | 353 | 22.6 | 19.4-26.3 | 1,123 | 77.4 | 73.7-80.6 |
| Other | 245 | 53 | 21.5 | 13.9-31.7 | 192 | 78.5 | 68.3-86.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 92 | 19 | 23.2 | 10.3-44.3 | 73 | 76.8 | 55.7-89.7 |
| No | 6,087 | 1,341 | 21.1 | 19.6-22.6 | 4,746 | 78.9 | 77.4-80.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 45-54 | 1,060 | 137 | 13.0 | 10.0-16.7 | 923 | 87.0 | 83.3-90.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,153 | 452 | 21.9 | 19.4-24.8 | 1,701 | 78.1 | 75.2-80.6 |
| 65+ | 3,174 | 807 | 24.6 | 22.6-26.8 | 2,367 | 75.4 | 73.2-77.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,051 | 231 | 20.1 | 16.8-23.9 | 820 | 79.9 | 76.1-83.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,144 | 457 | 20.9 | 18.4-23.7 | 1,687 | 79.1 | 76.3-81.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,431 | 339 | 22.4 | 19.4-25.7 | 1,092 | 77.6 | 74.3-80.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,751 | 368 | 20.3 | 17.5-23.5 | 1,383 | 79.7 | 76.5-82.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 855 | 174 | 20.1 | 16.3-24.5 | 681 | 79.9 | 75.5-83.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,084 | 260 | 22.6 | 19.0-26.6 | 824 | 77.4 | 73.4-81.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 710 | 161 | 21.7 | 17.7-26.4 | 549 | 78.3 | 73.6-82.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 803 | 197 | 24.1 | 19.9-28.9 | 606 | 75.9 | 71.1-80.1 |
| $50,000+ | 1,831 | 376 | 19.7 | 17.1-22.7 | 1,455 | 80.3 | 77.3-82.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 280 | 52 | 16.9 | 12.5-22.4 | 228 | 83.1 | 77.6-87.5 |
| Appalachia II | 442 | 104 | 21.8 | 16.8-27.8 | 338 | 78.2 | 72.2-83.2 |
| Appalachia III | 354 | 44 | 11.6 | 7.9-16.7 | 310 | 88.4 | 83.3-92.1 |
| Catawba | 154 | 27 | 16.1 | 10.6-23.9 | 127 | 83.9 | 76.1-89.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 802 | 163 | 17.7 | 14.9-21.0 | 639 | 82.3 | 79.0-85.1 |
| Low Country | 783 | 166 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.0 | 617 | 78.7 | 75.0-82.0 |
| Palmetto | 630 | 150 | 24.8 | 19.7-30.6 | 480 | 75.2 | 69.4-80.3 |
| Pee Dee | 419 | 81 | 21.5 | 16.6-27.3 | 338 | 78.5 | 72.7-83.4 |
| Trident | 706 | 162 | 22.3 | 18.4-26.7 | 544 | 77.7 | 73.3-81.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 599 | 190 | 30.6 | 25.3-36.5 | 409 | 69.4 | 63.5-74.7 |
| Waccamaw | 822 | 186 | 24.6 | 20.9-28.6 | 636 | 75.4 | 71.4-79.1 |
| Wateree | 340 | 63 | 21.0 | 15.9-27.3 | 277 | 79.0 | 72.7-84.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 879 | 242 | 22.8 | 19.3-26.8 | 637 | 77.2 | 73.2-80.7 |
| Region II | 796 | 148 | 17.9 | 14.3-22.0 | 648 | 82.1 | 78.0-85.7 |
| Region III | 784 | 177 | 21.6 | 17.7-26.2 | 607 | 78.4 | 73.8-82.3 |
| Region IV | 759 | 144 | 21.3 | 17.6-25.5 | 615 | 78.7 | 74.5-82.4 |
| Region V | 802 | 163 | 17.7 | 14.9-21.0 | 639 | 82.3 | 79.0-85.1 |
| Region VI | 822 | 186 | 24.6 | 20.9-28.6 | 636 | 75.4 | 71.4-79.1 |
| Region VII | 706 | 162 | 22.3 | 18.4-26.7 | 544 | 77.7 | 73.3-81.6 |
| Region VIII | 783 | 166 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.0 | 617 | 78.7 | 75.0-82.0 |
#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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