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Screening and Risk Factors Report

Used Home Blood Stool Test in Past Year
2006, All Races, Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: n/a 1

Sorted by Percent


Explanation of Column Headers

Objective1 - The objective of n/a is from Healthy People 2010 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Percent (95% Confidence Interval)2 - The percent is the percent of people who meet the current specification (ie % of people who smoke, % of females who have had a Pap test).
Number of Respondents - The number of people who are in the numerator in the calculation of this percent.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Utah
  • The percent is 6.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.5 to 8.0.
  • The number of respondents is 155.

    Alaska
  • The percent is 10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.0 to 13.7.
  • The number of respondents is 93.

    Wisconsin
  • The percent is 12.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.1 to 14.2.
  • The number of respondents is 304.

    Illinois
  • The percent is 12.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.4 to 14.3.
  • The number of respondents is 362.

    Wyoming
  • The percent is 12.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.5 to 14.3.
  • The number of respondents is 342.

    Missouri
  • The percent is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.3 to 14.9.
  • The number of respondents is 412.

    New Mexico
  • The percent is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.7 to 14.5.
  • The number of respondents is 441.

    Oklahoma
  • The percent is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 14.2.
  • The number of respondents is 537.

    Idaho
  • The percent is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.9 to 14.9.
  • The number of respondents is 352.

    Indiana
  • The percent is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 14.6.
  • The number of respondents is 451.

    Kentucky
  • The percent is 13.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 15.1.
  • The number of respondents is 413.

    Texas
  • The percent is 13.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.9 to 15.3.
  • The number of respondents is 546.

    Pennsylvania
  • The percent is 14.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 15.6.
  • The number of respondents is 996.

    New Jersey
  • The percent is 14.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.3 to 15.4.
  • The number of respondents is 1,032.

    Delaware
  • The percent is 14.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.6 to 16.3.
  • The number of respondents is 340.

    South Dakota
  • The percent is 14.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 15.7.
  • The number of respondents is 573.

    Minnesota
  • The percent is 14.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 16.1.
  • The number of respondents is 354.

    South Carolina
  • The percent is 14.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.4 to 15.7.
  • The number of respondents is 765.

    Mississippi
  • The percent is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.3 to 16.0.
  • The number of respondents is 488.

    New York
  • The percent is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.7 to 16.7.
  • The number of respondents is 484.

    North Dakota
  • The percent is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.6 to 16.8.
  • The number of respondents is 383.

    Alabama
  • The percent is 15.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.5 to 17.3.
  • The number of respondents is 276.

    Arkansas
  • The percent is 15.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.1 to 16.9.
  • The number of respondents is 474.

    California
  • The percent is 15.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.9 to 17.2.
  • The number of respondents is 460.

    Iowa
  • The percent is 15.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.1 to 16.9.
  • The number of respondents is 464.

    Ohio
  • The percent is 15.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.3 to 18.1.
  • The number of respondents is 479.

    Tennessee
  • The percent is 15.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.9 to 17.7.
  • The number of respondents is 406.

    Virginia
  • The percent is 16.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.0 to 18.8.
  • The number of respondents is 378.

    Kansas
  • The percent is 16.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.5 to 17.8.
  • The number of respondents is 755.

    Louisiana
  • The percent is 16.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.4 to 18.2.
  • The number of respondents is 589.

    Vermont
  • The percent is 16.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.5 to 18.1.
  • The number of respondents is 658.

    Nevada
  • The percent is 17.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.2 to 20.0.
  • The number of respondents is 304.

    Rhode Island
  • The percent is 17.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.9 to 19.3.
  • The number of respondents is 443.

    Michigan
  • The percent is 17.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.2 to 19.2.
  • The number of respondents is 552.

    Montana
  • The percent is 17.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.1 to 19.2.
  • The number of respondents is 567.

    Georgia
  • The percent is 17.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.3 to 19.4.
  • The number of respondents is 679.

    Connecticut
  • The percent is 18.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.6 to 19.4.
  • The number of respondents is 797.

    Nebraska
  • The percent is 18.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.7 to 19.6.
  • The number of respondents is 765.

    Massachusetts
  • The percent is 18.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.3 to 20.0.
  • The number of respondents is 1,232.

    West Virginia
  • The percent is 18.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.8 to 20.4.
  • The number of respondents is 407.

    Colorado
  • The percent is 18.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.3 to 20.4.
  • The number of respondents is 550.

    Oregon
  • The percent is 18.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.3 to 20.4.
  • The number of respondents is 539.

    Arizona
  • The percent is 18.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.5 to 21.5.
  • The number of respondents is 481.

    Maryland
  • The percent is 19.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.5 to 20.5.
  • The number of respondents is 880.

    Hawaii
  • The percent is 19.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.4 to 20.8.
  • The number of respondents is 643.

    New Hampshire
  • The percent is 19.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.1 to 21.3.
  • The number of respondents is 641.

    Washington
  • The percent is 20.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.6 to 21.4.
  • The number of respondents is 2,858.

    North Carolina
  • The percent is 20.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.6 to 21.7.
  • The number of respondents is 1,790.

    Florida
  • The percent is 21.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.6 to 23.3.
  • The number of respondents is 1,378.

    Maine
  • The percent is 22.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.5 to 24.5.
  • The number of respondents is 473.

    District of Columbia
  • The percent is 22.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.3 to 24.9.
  • The number of respondents is 421.





    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/30/2009 6:15 pm.
    1n/a - There is not a specific Healthy People 2010 Objective for this data item.
    2 2006 BRFSS Survey Data is the source for this data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    BRFSS Prevalence estimates presented here may vary from other published estimates due to differences in the methodology used to generate estimates.