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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 84,579 39,099 47.3 46.7-47.8 45,480 52.7 52.2-53.3
Alabama 1,146 508 44.7 41.5-47.9 638 55.3 52.1-58.5
Alaska 914 395 44.7 39.8-49.7 519 55.3 50.3-60.2
Arizona 1,436 686 50.0 46.3-53.6 750 50.0 46.4-53.7
Arkansas 1,281 569 44.6 41.7-47.6 712 55.4 52.4-58.3
California 1,586 831 48.5 45.4-51.5 755 51.5 48.5-54.6
Colorado 693 317 47.1 43.1-51.2 376 52.9 48.8-56.9
Connecticut 3,119 1,622 53.7 51.6-55.8 1,497 46.3 44.2-48.4
Delaware 1,478 823 58.4 55.2-61.5 655 41.6 38.5-44.8
District of Colum 669 378 56.0 51.6-60.2 291 44.0 39.8-48.4
Florida 2,041 970 48.0 45.5-50.4 1,071 52.0 49.6-54.5
Georgia 1,631 766 48.9 46.0-51.9 865 51.1 48.1-54.0
Hawaii 1,834 877 49.8 46.7-53.0 957 50.2 47.0-53.3
Idaho 1,931 829 43.4 40.7-46.2 1,102 56.6 53.8-59.3
Illinois 852 346 40.9 37.3-44.6 506 59.1 55.4-62.7
Indiana 1,584 711 45.5 42.9-48.2 873 54.5 51.8-57.1
Iowa 1,613 732 45.5 42.7-48.2 881 54.5 51.8-57.3
Kansas 1,723 765 44.4 41.9-47.0 958 55.6 53.0-58.1
Kentucky 3,346 1,232 39.3 36.9-41.8 2,114 60.7 58.2-63.1
Louisiana 1,847 737 39.4 37.0-41.9 1,110 60.6 58.1-63.0
Maine 1,068 506 47.7 44.4-51.0 562 52.3 49.0-55.6
Maryland 1,719 890 52.4 49.4-55.4 829 47.6 44.6-50.6
Massachusetts 3,119 1,616 53.2 51.2-55.3 1,503 46.8 44.7-48.8
Michigan 1,572 851 55.2 52.4-57.9 721 44.8 42.1-47.6
Minnesota 1,636 1,020 62.0 59.4-64.5 616 38.0 35.5-40.6
Mississippi 1,218 501 40.8 37.8-43.9 717 59.2 56.1-62.2
Missouri 1,874 766 43.0 39.9-46.1 1,108 57.0 53.9-60.1
Montana 1,570 652 43.2 39.9-46.5 918 56.8 53.5-60.1
Nebraska 1,575 602 38.4 35.7-41.1 973 61.6 58.9-64.3
Nevada 1,046 477 45.3 40.8-49.9 569 54.7 50.1-59.2
New Hampshire 1,608 820 52.0 49.3-54.6 788 48.0 45.4-50.7
New Jersey 2,283 1,034 46.3 43.8-49.0 1,249 53.7 51.0-56.2
New Mexico 1,530 673 44.6 41.7-47.5 857 55.4 52.5-58.3
New York 1,412 688 47.3 44.3-50.3 724 52.7 49.7-55.7
North Carolina 2,494 1,247 47.6 44.8-50.4 1,247 52.4 49.6-55.2
North Dakota 949 470 50.5 47.1-54.0 479 49.5 46.0-52.9
Ohio 1,340 614 45.8 42.7-49.0 726 54.2 51.0-57.3
Oklahoma 2,040 784 38.7 36.0-41.4 1,256 61.3 58.6-64.0
Oregon 1,014 537 53.5 50.2-56.8 477 46.5 43.2-49.8
Pennsylvania 1,617 764 47.7 45.0-50.4 853 52.3 49.6-55.0
Rhode Island 1,624 849 52.1 49.3-54.8 775 47.9 45.2-50.7
South Carolina 1,208 579 46.7 43.6-49.8 629 53.3 50.2-56.4
South Dakota 2,328 1,046 45.1 42.9-47.4 1,282 54.9 52.6-57.1
Tennessee 1,182 493 40.1 36.9-43.4 689 59.9 56.6-63.1
Texas 2,184 947 42.9 40.6-45.2 1,237 57.1 54.8-59.4
Utah 1,252 566 46.2 42.5-49.9 686 53.8 50.1-57.5
Vermont 1,780 847 49.2 46.7-51.8 933 50.8 48.2-53.3
Virginia 1,146 577 51.5 48.3-54.7 569 48.5 45.3-51.7
Washington 1,533 792 52.0 49.3-54.8 741 48.0 45.2-50.7
West Virginia 1,469 591 39.0 36.3-41.7 878 61.0 58.3-63.7
Wisconsin 1,263 704 57.3 54.1-60.3 559 42.7 39.7-45.9
Wyoming 1,227 549 46.3 43.3-49.4 678 53.7 50.6-56.7
Guam 193 66 34.6 27.3-42.6 127 65.4 57.4-72.7
Puerto Rico 1,982 636 32.2 29.5-35.0 1,346 67.8 65.0-70.5
Virgin Islands 800 251 30.5 26.6-34.7 549 69.5 65.3-73.4

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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