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Screening and Risk Factors Report

Ever had a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
2006, All Races, Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: 03-12b

Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening examination.

Sorted by Percent
State
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Met Objective
of 50.0%?
1
Percent
(95% Confidence Interval)
2
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Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor
Louisiana No 49.8 (47.9, 51.7) 1,854
Mississippi Yes 50.4 (48.5, 52.3) 1,821
Nebraska Yes 51.4 (49.6, 53.3) 2,249
Oklahoma Yes 51.7 (49.9, 53.5) 2,130
Arkansas Yes 52.6 (50.7, 54.5) 1,705
Wyoming Yes 52.6 (50.6, 54.7) 1,459
Montana Yes 52.9 (50.9, 54.9) 1,805
New Mexico Yes 52.9 (50.8, 54.9) 1,806
Alabama Yes 53.3 (50.7, 55.9) 1,005
West Virginia Yes 53.4 (51.1, 55.7) 1,189
Hawaii Yes 54.1 (51.9, 56.3) 1,921
Idaho Yes 54.2 (52.0, 56.4) 1,459
Alaska Yes 55.2 (50.4, 59.9) 474
Nevada Yes 55.2 (52.0, 58.5) 1,082
Illinois Yes 55.6 (53.3, 57.8) 1,598
Iowa Yes 55.8 (53.8, 57.8) 1,692
South Dakota Yes 55.9 (54.0, 57.8) 2,074
Tennessee Yes 56.2 (53.6, 58.8) 1,431
Texas Yes 56.3 (53.6, 59.1) 1,993
Indiana Yes 56.4 (54.4, 58.3) 1,937
Kansas Yes 56.5 (54.9, 58.1) 2,633
North Dakota Yes 56.5 (54.2, 58.7) 1,516
Arizona Yes 56.6 (53.3, 59.8) 1,540
Georgia Yes 57.0 (55.0, 59.0) 2,342
California Yes 57.1 (54.6, 59.6) 1,755
Ohio Yes 57.1 (53.9, 60.2) 1,884
Colorado Yes 57.2 (55.2, 59.2) 1,739
Missouri Yes 57.8 (55.0, 60.5) 1,661
New Jersey Yes 58.3 (56.9, 59.8) 4,372
Kentucky Yes 58.6 (56.3, 60.9) 1,809
Pennsylvania Yes 58.8 (56.7, 60.7) 4,092
Florida Yes 58.9 (57.2, 60.6) 3,705
South Carolina Yes 59.5 (57.8, 61.1) 3,176
Oregon Yes 60.7 (58.7, 62.7) 1,764
North Carolina Yes 61.8 (60.5, 63.1) 5,426
Utah Yes 62.7 (60.3, 65.0) 1,467
New Hampshire Yes 63.6 (61.6, 65.5) 1,998
Washington Yes 63.7 (62.6, 64.8) 8,800
New York Yes 63.9 (61.9, 66.0) 2,064
Wisconsin Yes 64.0 (61.7, 66.3) 1,546
Maine Yes 64.2 (61.9, 66.5) 1,388
District of Columbia Yes 64.7 (62.0, 67.3) 1,257
Vermont Yes 64.8 (63.1, 66.4) 2,614
Virginia Yes 65.3 (62.6, 67.8) 1,860
Michigan Yes 66.1 (64.2, 68.0) 2,098
Massachusetts Yes 66.3 (64.6, 67.9) 4,102
Maryland Yes 66.7 (64.8, 68.5) 3,127
Minnesota Yes 68.2 (66.1, 70.3) 1,607
Delaware Yes 68.4 (65.7, 71.0) 1,508
Connecticut Yes 68.7 (67.0, 70.4) 3,086
Rhode Island Yes 69.2 (67.1, 71.3) 1,663
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/30/2009 5:04 pm.
1 Healthy People 2010 Objectives is managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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.
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