Table 1.7b Percent of men and women age 50 and over who report they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 years, by State, 2001 and 2005 |
State |
2005 |
2001 |
Percenta |
Standard error |
Percenta |
Standard error |
Total (all reporting States) |
29.0 |
0.5 |
35.3 |
0.3 |
Alabama |
DNC |
DNC |
14.4 |
1.3 |
Alaska |
DNC |
DNC |
23.9 |
2.3 |
Arizona |
28.9 |
1.5 |
36.2 |
1.7 |
Arkansas |
DNC |
DNC |
26.9 |
1.3 |
California |
DNC |
DNC |
34.2 |
1.4 |
Colorado |
DNC |
DNC |
37.0 |
2.0 |
Connecticut |
DNC |
DNC |
38.4 |
1.0 |
Delaware |
DNC |
DNC |
30.4 |
1.5 |
District of Columbia |
DNC |
DNC |
40.4 |
2.1 |
Florida |
31.2 |
0.9 |
38.1 |
1.2 |
Georgia |
27.6 |
1.1 |
34.5 |
1.4 |
Hawaii |
DNC |
DNC |
39.7 |
1.6 |
Idaho |
DNC |
DNC |
27.5 |
1.2 |
Illinois |
DNC |
DNC |
64.5 |
1.3 |
Indiana |
24.3 |
0.9 |
30.3 |
1.2 |
Iowa |
27.8 |
1.0 |
36.9 |
1.3 |
Kansas |
DNC |
DNC |
37.5 |
1.3 |
Kentucky |
DNC |
DNC |
31.5 |
1.1 |
Louisiana |
DNC |
DNC |
31.4 |
1.2 |
Maine |
35.1 |
1.2 |
43.1 |
1.6 |
Maryland |
DNC |
DNC |
44.4 |
1.5 |
Massachusetts |
DNC |
DNC |
41.3 |
1.0 |
Michigan |
DNC |
DNC |
37.4 |
1.3 |
Minnesota |
DNC |
DNC |
35.5 |
1.3 |
Mississippi |
DNC |
DNC |
24.2 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
DNC |
DNC |
31.1 |
1.5 |
Montana |
DNC |
DNC |
30.5 |
1.6 |
Nebraska |
DNC |
DNC |
37.0 |
1.3 |
Nevada |
DNC |
DNC |
30.8 |
2.4 |
New Hampshire |
DNC |
DNC |
42.1 |
1.3 |
New Jersey |
24.8 |
1.6 |
33.1 |
1.2 |
New Mexico |
DNC |
DNC |
28.2 |
1.4 |
New York |
DNC |
DNC |
34.9 |
1.5 |
North Carolina |
DNC |
DNC |
43.9 |
1.4 |
North Dakota |
DNC |
DNC |
26.3 |
1.5 |
Ohio |
DNC |
DNC |
33.0 |
1.5 |
Oklahoma |
DNC |
DNC |
25.0 |
1.2 |
Oregon |
DNC |
DNC |
39.5 |
1.6 |
Pennsylvania |
DNC |
DNC |
31.4 |
1.3 |
Rhode Island |
DNC |
DNC |
36.3 |
1.3 |
South Carolina |
DNC |
DNC |
34.3 |
1.5 |
South Dakota |
DNC |
DNC |
31.2 |
1.1 |
Tennessee |
DNC |
DNC |
30.7 |
1.5 |
Texas |
DNC |
DNC |
26.2 |
1.0 |
Utah |
DNC |
DNC |
23.0 |
1.6 |
Vermont |
DNC |
DNC |
43.9 |
1.3 |
Virginia |
28.0 |
1.3 |
34.4 |
1.5 |
Washington |
DNC |
DNC |
42.2 |
1.3 |
West Virginia |
DNC |
DNC |
27.9 |
1.2 |
Wisconsin |
DNC |
DNC |
33.0 |
1.5 |
Wyoming |
DNC |
DNC |
23.1 |
1.3 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using 2 age groups: 50-64, 65 and over.
DNC - Data were not collected by the State.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.