Table 1.7b
Percent of men and women age 50 and over who reported they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 years, by State, 2001 and 2004
|
2004 |
2001 |
State |
Percenta |
Standard error |
Percenta |
Standard error |
Total (all reporting States) |
29.1 |
0.2 |
35.3 |
0.3 |
Alabama |
25.3 |
1.1 |
14.4 |
1.3 |
Alaska |
19.9 |
1.9 |
23.9 |
2.3 |
Arizona |
32.6 |
1.6 |
36.2 |
1.7 |
Arkansas |
26.0 |
1.0 |
26.9 |
1.3 |
California |
26.6 |
1.2 |
34.2 |
1.4 |
Colorado |
34.3 |
1.2 |
37.0 |
2.0 |
Connecticut |
32.5 |
1.0 |
38.4 |
1.0 |
Delaware |
27.3 |
1.3 |
30.4 |
1.5 |
District of Columbia |
39.5 |
1.7 |
40.4 |
2.1 |
Florida |
32.5 |
1.0 |
38.1 |
1.2 |
Georgia |
27.8 |
1.2 |
34.5 |
1.4 |
Hawaii |
DNC |
DNC |
39.7 |
1.6 |
Idaho |
23.3 |
1.0 |
27.5 |
1.2 |
Illinois |
25.7 |
1.1 |
64.5 |
1.3 |
Indiana |
24.6 |
0.9 |
30.3 |
1.2 |
Iowa |
33.4 |
1.0 |
36.9 |
1.3 |
Kansas |
33.7 |
0.8 |
37.5 |
1.3 |
Kentucky |
26.8 |
1.1 |
31.5 |
1.1 |
Louisiana |
33.4 |
0.9 |
31.4 |
1.2 |
Maine |
41.3 |
1.3 |
43.1 |
1.6 |
Maryland |
35.8 |
1.3 |
44.4 |
1.5 |
Massachusetts |
35.5 |
1.0 |
41.3 |
1.0 |
Michigan |
31.7 |
1.0 |
37.4 |
1.3 |
Minnesota |
28.1 |
1.0 |
35.5 |
1.3 |
Mississippi |
21.6 |
0.9 |
24.2 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
25.5 |
1.1 |
31.1 |
1.5 |
Montana |
29.6 |
1.1 |
30.5 |
1.6 |
Nebraska |
30.4 |
0.9 |
37.0 |
1.3 |
Nevada |
24.4 |
1.6 |
30.8 |
2.4 |
New Hampshire |
36.3 |
1.1 |
42.1 |
1.3 |
New Jersey |
28.0 |
0.7 |
33.1 |
1.2 |
New Mexico |
27.4 |
0.9 |
28.2 |
1.4 |
New York |
27.9 |
1.0 |
34.9 |
1.5 |
North Carolina |
41.4 |
0.7 |
43.9 |
1.4 |
North Dakota |
22.2 |
1.1 |
26.3 |
1.5 |
Ohio |
26.9 |
1.5 |
33.0 |
1.5 |
Oklahoma |
25.7 |
0.8 |
25.0 |
1.2 |
Oregon |
31.9 |
1.0 |
39.5 |
1.6 |
Pennsylvania |
26.8 |
0.9 |
31.4 |
1.3 |
Rhode Island |
35.4 |
1.3 |
36.3 |
1.3 |
South Carolina |
27.0 |
0.8 |
34.3 |
1.5 |
South Dakota |
27.1 |
0.9 |
31.2 |
1.1 |
Tennessee |
30.3 |
1.3 |
30.7 |
1.5 |
Texas |
25.6 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
1.0 |
Utah |
24.4 |
1.1 |
23.0 |
1.6 |
Vermont |
32.8 |
0.9 |
43.9 |
1.3 |
Virginia |
29.4 |
1.3 |
34.4 |
1.5 |
Washington |
36.1 |
0.6 |
42.2 |
1.3 |
West Virginia |
27.7 |
1.2 |
27.9 |
1.2 |
Wisconsin |
28.8 |
1.1 |
33.0 |
1.5 |
Wyoming |
20.9 |
1.0 |
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.
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