BRFSS Survey Results 2008 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 past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 3 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5+ years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,011 | 1,125 | 28.0 | 26.0-30.1 | 891 | 23.0 | 21.0-25.0 | 696 | 17.9 | 16.1-19.8 | 859 | 20.5 | 18.8-22.4 | 440 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,405 | 381 | 26.8 | 23.5-30.3 | 344 | 25.1 | 21.8-28.6 | 250 | 18.5 | 15.6-21.8 | 295 | 19.8 | 17.0-23.0 | 135 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.4 |
| Female | 2,606 | 744 | 29.1 | 26.6-31.6 | 547 | 21.2 | 19.0-23.6 | 446 | 17.4 | 15.4-19.7 | 564 | 21.2 | 19.0-23.5 | 305 | 11.1 | 9.5-13.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,902 | 752 | 27.0 | 24.7-29.3 | 625 | 21.4 | 19.3-23.7 | 517 | 18.1 | 16.0-20.3 | 659 | 21.7 | 19.7-23.9 | 349 | 11.8 | 10.2-13.7 |
| African American | 855 | 289 | 30.0 | 25.5-34.8 | 209 | 28.0 | 22.9-33.7 | 138 | 18.2 | 14.3-23.0 | 155 | 18.3 | 14.5-22.9 | 64 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.0 |
| Other | 137 | 45 | 36.4 | 24.2-50.7 | 28 | 26.6 | 16.5-39.9 | 28 | 16.5 | 9.6-26.8 | 23 | 12.1 | 7.1-19.9 | 13 | 8.4 | 4.2-16.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 51 | 17 | 42.9 | 21.7-67.1 | 8 | 21.7 | 9.0-43.8 | 12 | 16.6 | 7.2-33.8 | 10 | 12.8 | 5.5-26.9 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.5-21.0 |
| No | 3,863 | 1,076 | 27.7 | 25.7-29.8 | 859 | 22.8 | 20.9-24.9 | 674 | 18.1 | 16.3-20.1 | 830 | 20.8 | 19.0-22.7 | 424 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 45-54 | 528 | 161 | 26.7 | 21.6-32.5 | 129 | 26.0 | 20.9-31.8 | 96 | 20.3 | 15.2-26.4 | 90 | 15.8 | 11.8-21.0 | 52 | 11.3 | 7.6-16.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,352 | 361 | 27.1 | 23.7-30.8 | 308 | 23.0 | 19.7-26.7 | 224 | 17.8 | 14.9-21.1 | 297 | 21.2 | 18.2-24.5 | 162 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 |
| 65+ | 2,131 | 603 | 29.4 | 26.8-32.2 | 454 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 | 376 | 17.0 | 14.9-19.3 | 472 | 22.1 | 19.8-24.6 | 226 | 9.9 | 8.3-11.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 528 | 180 | 34.0 | 28.2-40.3 | 119 | 22.6 | 18.0-28.1 | 80 | 16.8 | 12.4-22.3 | 106 | 19.3 | 14.6-25.2 | 43 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,290 | 353 | 26.6 | 23.3-30.3 | 283 | 23.7 | 20.2-27.5 | 246 | 20.3 | 17.1-23.9 | 260 | 19.0 | 16.1-22.3 | 148 | 10.4 | 8.3-12.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 956 | 258 | 26.6 | 22.8-30.8 | 221 | 25.6 | 21.5-30.3 | 163 | 16.9 | 13.7-20.6 | 205 | 20.6 | 17.3-24.3 | 109 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,231 | 330 | 28.2 | 24.5-32.1 | 268 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.2 | 206 | 16.9 | 13.7-20.6 | 287 | 22.3 | 19.1-25.8 | 140 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 432 | 135 | 33.1 | 26.4-40.6 | 104 | 25.2 | 19.2-32.5 | 64 | 15.8 | 11.2-21.8 | 74 | 13.8 | 10.0-18.8 | 55 | 12.1 | 8.1-17.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 632 | 191 | 27.9 | 23.3-33.1 | 138 | 23.3 | 18.6-28.7 | 104 | 16.9 | 12.6-22.3 | 132 | 23.3 | 18.6-28.9 | 67 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 455 | 121 | 21.9 | 17.4-27.3 | 98 | 23.7 | 18.0-30.6 | 78 | 20.1 | 15.2-26.2 | 105 | 22.9 | 18.0-28.6 | 53 | 11.3 | 8.0-15.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 527 | 133 | 24.0 | 19.4-29.4 | 133 | 25.7 | 20.8-31.3 | 93 | 17.6 | 13.0-23.2 | 109 | 20.4 | 15.8-25.9 | 59 | 12.4 | 8.7-17.3 |
| $50,000+ | 1,282 | 345 | 28.7 | 25.2-32.5 | 278 | 21.5 | 18.4-24.9 | 225 | 17.7 | 14.7-21.2 | 300 | 21.4 | 18.4-24.7 | 134 | 10.7 | 8.5-13.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 177 | 43 | 24.5 | 17.8-32.7 | 33 | 18.0 | 12.6-25.0 | 32 | 19.4 | 13.3-27.4 | 43 | 23.3 | 17.1-30.9 | 26 | 14.8 | 9.9-21.6 |
| Appalachia II | 287 | 82 | 28.6 | 21.7-36.7 | 66 | 23.1 | 17.1-30.4 | 50 | 20.0 | 14.1-27.6 | 62 | 19.9 | 14.8-26.2 | 27 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.3 |
| Appalachia III | 224 | 63 | 28.6 | 20.8-38.0 | 51 | 25.7 | 17.3-36.3 | 40 | 17.3 | 11.2-25.7 | 44 | 17.6 | 11.6-25.9 | 26 | 10.8 | 6.3-17.9 |
| Catawba | 109 | 27 | 23.9 | 16.0-34.0 | 22 | 20.6 | 13.0-30.9 | 23 | 21.1 | 13.6-31.2 | 27 | 24.6 | 16.4-35.2 | 10 | 9.9 | 4.5-20.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 488 | 150 | 31.1 | 26.2-36.4 | 104 | 21.9 | 17.7-26.8 | 82 | 18.7 | 14.8-23.5 | 97 | 18.3 | 14.7-22.6 | 55 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.2 |
| Low Country | 492 | 123 | 26.4 | 21.5-31.9 | 99 | 21.2 | 16.6-26.6 | 96 | 17.9 | 14.3-22.1 | 120 | 23.1 | 19.0-27.8 | 54 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.1 |
| Palmetto | 445 | 127 | 28.5 | 22.8-35.0 | 107 | 26.1 | 20.4-32.7 | 66 | 15.0 | 10.2-21.6 | 91 | 20.3 | 15.3-26.5 | 54 | 10.1 | 6.6-15.1 |
| Pee Dee | 229 | 70 | 27.5 | 21.1-34.9 | 47 | 17.7 | 12.6-24.2 | 39 | 19.1 | 13.0-27.2 | 49 | 20.9 | 15.2-28.1 | 24 | 14.9 | 9.3-22.8 |
| Trident | 460 | 146 | 32.1 | 26.7-38.0 | 98 | 24.3 | 19.2-30.1 | 73 | 14.8 | 10.9-19.9 | 87 | 18.3 | 14.0-23.5 | 56 | 10.6 | 7.4-14.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 370 | 98 | 28.5 | 21.9-36.2 | 88 | 21.8 | 16.4-28.5 | 70 | 21.4 | 15.7-28.4 | 87 | 22.6 | 17.2-29.3 | 27 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.6 |
| Waccamaw | 490 | 134 | 26.7 | 22.4-31.6 | 122 | 25.1 | 20.5-30.2 | 74 | 14.1 | 10.9-18.1 | 102 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.6 | 58 | 12.2 | 8.9-16.3 |
| Wateree | 210 | 53 | 25.0 | 18.4-33.1 | 49 | 24.4 | 17.7-32.6 | 40 | 20.6 | 14.3-28.8 | 48 | 20.4 | 14.9-27.5 | 20 | 9.5 | 5.6-15.7 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 547 | 141 | 26.3 | 21.4-31.8 | 121 | 19.7 | 15.7-24.4 | 102 | 20.3 | 15.9-25.5 | 130 | 23.0 | 18.6-28.0 | 53 | 10.8 | 7.7-14.9 |
| Region II | 511 | 145 | 28.6 | 23.3-34.6 | 117 | 24.0 | 19.0-30.0 | 90 | 19.0 | 14.5-24.5 | 106 | 19.1 | 15.0-23.9 | 53 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.1 |
| Region III | 554 | 154 | 26.9 | 22.2-32.2 | 129 | 24.2 | 19.4-29.6 | 89 | 17.1 | 12.8-22.4 | 118 | 21.8 | 17.3-27.1 | 64 | 10.0 | 6.9-14.4 |
| Region IV | 439 | 123 | 26.4 | 21.7-31.8 | 96 | 20.6 | 16.3-25.6 | 79 | 19.8 | 15.2-25.4 | 97 | 20.7 | 16.5-25.7 | 44 | 12.5 | 8.8-17.6 |
| Region V | 488 | 150 | 31.1 | 26.2-36.4 | 104 | 21.9 | 17.7-26.8 | 82 | 18.7 | 14.8-23.5 | 97 | 18.3 | 14.7-22.6 | 55 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.2 |
| Region VI | 490 | 134 | 26.7 | 22.4-31.6 | 122 | 25.1 | 20.5-30.2 | 74 | 14.1 | 10.9-18.1 | 102 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.6 | 58 | 12.2 | 8.9-16.3 |
| Region VII | 460 | 146 | 32.1 | 26.7-38.0 | 98 | 24.3 | 19.2-30.1 | 73 | 14.8 | 10.9-19.9 | 87 | 18.3 | 14.0-23.5 | 56 | 10.6 | 7.4-14.9 |
| Region VIII | 492 | 123 | 26.4 | 21.5-31.9 | 99 | 21.2 | 16.6-26.6 | 96 | 17.9 | 14.3-22.1 | 120 | 23.1 | 19.0-27.8 | 54 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.1 |
*This question was asked of men over 50.
#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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