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Indicator Summary

 

Colorectal Cancer Screening

2008 State-by-State Report Card
Colorectal Cancer Screening (%)

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Healthy People 2010 Targets
Does not include territories
Location Data C.I.† Rank ‡ Grade §
United States 66.6 (66.1 – 67.1) ~ ~
Alabama 65.5 (62.8 – 68.3) 28 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Alaska 58.8 (51.6 – 66.0) 50 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Arizona 69.6 (66.3 – 72.8) 13 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Arkansas 60.3 (57.7 – 62.9) 46 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
California 66.6 (64.4 – 68.9) 23 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Colorado 67.0 (65.0 – 69.0) 22 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Connecticut 68.6 (66.1 – 71.2) 18 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Delaware 72.9 (69.6 – 76.2) 3 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
District of Columbia 70.2 (66.9 – 73.6) 10 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Florida 70.9 (68.5 – 73.3) 7 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Georgia 69.1 (66.2 – 71.9) 15 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Hawaii 64.2 (61.2 – 67.2) 35 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Idaho 60.9 (57.9 – 64.0) 45 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Illinois 61.3 (58.4 – 64.2) 43 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Indiana 64.3 (61.2 – 67.5) 32 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Iowa 65.0 (62.5 – 67.5) 29 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Kansas 65.8 (63.8 – 67.8) 27 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Kentucky 62.2 (59.6 – 64.8) 39 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Louisiana 59.9 (57.0 – 62.9) 48 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Maine 74.7 (72.5 – 76.8) 1 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Maryland 70.1 (67.7 – 72.6) 11 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Massachusetts 71.1 (69.4 – 72.8) 6 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Michigan 69.1 (67.1 – 71.1) 15 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Minnesota 70.8 (68.0 – 73.5) 8 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Mississippi 62.0 (59.7 – 64.2) 41 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Missouri 62.6 (59.6 – 65.6) 37 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Montana 64.6 (62.1 – 67.0) 30 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Nebraska 60.0 (57.7 – 62.2) 47 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Nevada 61.1 (57.3 – 65.0) 44 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
New Hampshire 72.5 (70.2 – 74.9) 4 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
New Jersey 62.3 (60.1 – 64.6) 38 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
New Mexico 61.8 (59.0 – 64.6) 42 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
New York 69.1 (66.7 – 71.5) 15 Middle Third (middle 33%)
North Carolina 70.4 (68.7 – 72.1) 9 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
North Dakota 64.6 (61.9 – 67.3) 30 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Ohio 63.7 (61.8 – 65.6) 36 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Oklahoma 58.9 (56.7 – 61.2) 49 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Oregon 68.3 (65.6 – 71.0) 20 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Pennsylvania 64.3 (62.2 – 66.4) 32 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Rhode Island 73.0 (70.4 – 75.6) 2 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
South Carolina 66.4 (64.0 – 68.8) 25 Middle Third (middle 33%)
South Dakota 67.9 (65.6 – 70.2) 21 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Tennessee 66.1 (63.1 – 69.0) 26 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Texas 64.3 (61.9 – 66.7) 32 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Utah 66.6 (63.4 – 69.9) 23 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Vermont 68.6 (66.2 – 71.0) 18 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Virginia 72.2 (69.3 – 75.1) 5 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Washington 69.4 (68.0 – 70.7) 14 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
West Virginia 58.8 (55.7 – 61.9) 50 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Wisconsin 69.7 (66.7 – 72.8) 12 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Wyoming 62.1 (59.8 – 64.3) 40 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
   
Upper Third (top performing 33%) = Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Middle Third (middle 33%) = Middle Third (middle 33%)
Lower Third (lowest performing 33%) = Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
   
† A confidence interval (CI) describes the level of uncertainty of an estimate and specifies the range in which the true value is likely to fall. The State of Aging and Health in America online report uses a 95% level of significance, which means that 95% of the time, the true value falls within these boundaries. When comparing prevalence of variables across states or years, we recommend the use of confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not statistically significant.
   
‡ Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.
   
§ Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative to all other states.
   
~ Data not available.
   
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