BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (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?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	108711	52,336	49.0	48.5-49.5	56,375	51.0	50.5-51.5

Alabama	1,431	703	48.7	45.8-51.6	728	51.3	48.4-54.2
Alaska	915	454	51.4	46.2-56.5	461	48.6	43.5-53.8
Arizona	1,681	825	51.8	48.2-55.5	856	48.2	44.5-51.8
Arkansas	1,871	812	42.9	40.4-45.4	1,059	57.1	54.6-59.6
California	1,645	901	50.7	47.7-53.7	744	49.3	46.3-52.3
Colorado	1,635	807	48.7	45.8-51.7	828	51.3	48.3-54.2
Connecticut	2,398	1,338	56.4	53.9-58.8	1,060	43.6	41.2-46.1
Delaware	1,874	1,047	57.4	54.4-60.5	827	42.6	39.5-45.6
District of Columbia	890	556	61.4	57.5-65.3	334	38.6	34.7-42.5
Florida	2,984	1,566	51.5	49.4-53.7	1,418	48.5	46.3-50.6
Georgia	2,007	1,007	49.2	46.5-51.9	1,000	50.8	48.1-53.5
Hawaii	2,709	1,074	39.2	36.8-41.7	1,635	60.8	58.3-63.2
Idaho	2,222	1,017	46.3	43.8-48.7	1,205	53.7	51.3-56.2
Illinois	2,128	963	45.1	42.6-47.6	1,165	54.9	52.4-57.4
Indiana	2,429	1,072	44.1	41.9-46.3	1,357	55.9	53.7-58.1
Iowa	1,757	845	48.6	45.9-51.4	912	51.4	48.6-54.1
Kansas	1,949	912	47.7	45.2-50.1	1,037	52.3	49.9-54.8
Kentucky	3,461	1,434	43.9	41.4-46.3	2,027	56.1	53.7-58.6
Louisiana	2,164	874	40.6	38.2-43.0	1,290	59.4	57.0-61.8
Maine	1,082	520	47.3	44.1-50.6	562	52.7	49.4-55.9
Maryland	1,828	1,009	54.8	51.9-57.7	819	45.2	42.3-48.1
Massachusetts	2,934	1,557	53.4	51.2-55.6	1,377	46.6	44.4-48.8
Michigan	2,621	1,482	55.1	52.7-57.5	1,139	44.9	42.5-47.3
Minnesota	1,999	1,317	64.8	62.5-67.1	682	35.2	32.9-37.5
Mississippi	1,863	814	42.9	40.4-45.5	1,049	57.1	54.5-59.6
Missouri	2,253	978	44.2	41.4-47.1	1,275	55.8	52.9-58.6
Montana	1,879	831	47.3	44.3-50.4	1,048	52.7	49.6-55.7
Nebraska	2,033	858	42.1	39.7-44.6	1,175	57.9	55.4-60.3
Nevada	1,368	641	45.4	41.6-49.2	727	54.6	50.8-58.4
New Hampshire	2,100	1,055	50.1	47.7-52.5	1,045	49.9	47.5-52.3
New Jersey	2,713	1,410	48.2	44.3-52.0	1,303	51.8	48.0-55.7
New Mexico	2,223	983	44.2	41.8-46.7	1,240	55.8	53.3-58.2
New York	1,791	945	51.5	48.8-54.2	846	48.5	45.8-51.2
North Carolina	2,987	1,504	47.8	45.0-50.5	1,483	52.2	49.5-55.0
North Dakota	1,336	676	50.2	47.3-53.2	660	49.8	46.8-52.7
Ohio	1,717	819	46.0	43.2-48.8	898	54.0	51.2-56.8
Oklahoma	3,405	1,426	40.7	38.8-42.6	1,979	59.3	57.4-61.2
Oregon	1,412	760	52.7	49.7-55.6	652	47.3	44.4-50.3
Pennsylvania	6,112	2,892	48.0	46.4-49.6	3,220	52.0	50.4-53.6
Rhode Island	1,571	844	54.6	51.8-57.3	727	45.4	42.7-48.2
South Carolina	2,009	976	49.2	46.4-52.0	1,033	50.8	48.0-53.6
South Dakota	2,278	957	41.8	39.6-44.1	1,321	58.2	55.9-60.4
Tennessee	1,426	667	46.1	43.2-49.1	759	53.9	50.9-56.8
Texas	2,272	1,072	45.5	43.0-48.1	1,200	54.5	51.9-57.0
Utah	1,537	744	50.5	47.3-53.8	793	49.5	46.2-52.7
Vermont	1,868	984	52.9	50.4-55.4	884	47.1	44.6-49.6
Virginia	1,816	871	50.1	46.9-53.3	945	49.9	46.7-53.1
Washington	2,070	1,151	54.7	52.1-57.4	919	45.3	42.6-47.9
West Virginia	1,679	695	40.4	37.9-43.0	984	59.6	57.0-62.1
Wisconsin	1,826	1,027	56.4	53.7-59.0	799	43.6	41.0-46.3
Wyoming	1,612	692	42.1	39.5-44.8	920	57.9	55.2-60.5
Guam	198	63	30.6	23.5-38.7	135	69.4	61.3-76.5
Puerto Rico	1,878	640	33.6	31.0-36.4	1,238	66.4	63.6-69.0
Virgin Islands	865	269	30.7	26.8-34.9	596	69.3	65.1-73.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

108711

52,336

49.0

48.5-49.5

56,375

51.0

50.5-51.5

Alabama

1,431

703

48.7

45.8-51.6

728

51.3

48.4-54.2

Alaska

915

454

51.4

46.2-56.5

461

48.6

43.5-53.8

Arizona

1,681

825

51.8

48.2-55.5

856

48.2

44.5-51.8

Arkansas

1,871

812

42.9

40.4-45.4

1,059

57.1

54.6-59.6

California

1,645

901

50.7

47.7-53.7

744

49.3

46.3-52.3

Colorado

1,635

807

48.7

45.8-51.7

828

51.3

48.3-54.2

Connecticut

2,398

1,338

56.4

53.9-58.8

1,060

43.6

41.2-46.1

Delaware

1,874

1,047

57.4

54.4-60.5

827

42.6

39.5-45.6

District of Columbia

890

556

61.4

57.5-65.3

334

38.6

34.7-42.5

Florida

2,984

1,566

51.5

49.4-53.7

1,418

48.5

46.3-50.6

Georgia

2,007

1,007

49.2

46.5-51.9

1,000

50.8

48.1-53.5

Hawaii

2,709

1,074

39.2

36.8-41.7

1,635

60.8

58.3-63.2

Idaho

2,222

1,017

46.3

43.8-48.7

1,205

53.7

51.3-56.2

Illinois

2,128

963

45.1

42.6-47.6

1,165

54.9

52.4-57.4

Indiana

2,429

1,072

44.1

41.9-46.3

1,357

55.9

53.7-58.1

Iowa

1,757

845

48.6

45.9-51.4

912

51.4

48.6-54.1

Kansas

1,949

912

47.7

45.2-50.1

1,037

52.3

49.9-54.8

Kentucky

3,461

1,434

43.9

41.4-46.3

2,027

56.1

53.7-58.6

Louisiana

2,164

874

40.6

38.2-43.0

1,290

59.4

57.0-61.8

Maine

1,082

520

47.3

44.1-50.6

562

52.7

49.4-55.9

Maryland

1,828

1,009

54.8

51.9-57.7

819

45.2

42.3-48.1

Massachusetts

2,934

1,557

53.4

51.2-55.6

1,377

46.6

44.4-48.8

Michigan

2,621

1,482

55.1

52.7-57.5

1,139

44.9

42.5-47.3

Minnesota

1,999

1,317

64.8

62.5-67.1

682

35.2

32.9-37.5

Mississippi

1,863

814

42.9

40.4-45.5

1,049

57.1

54.5-59.6

Missouri

2,253

978

44.2

41.4-47.1

1,275

55.8

52.9-58.6

Montana

1,879

831

47.3

44.3-50.4

1,048

52.7

49.6-55.7

Nebraska

2,033

858

42.1

39.7-44.6

1,175

57.9

55.4-60.3

Nevada

1,368

641

45.4

41.6-49.2

727

54.6

50.8-58.4

New Hampshire

2,100

1,055

50.1

47.7-52.5

1,045

49.9

47.5-52.3

New Jersey

2,713

1,410

48.2

44.3-52.0

1,303

51.8

48.0-55.7

New Mexico

2,223

983

44.2

41.8-46.7

1,240

55.8

53.3-58.2

New York

1,791

945

51.5

48.8-54.2

846

48.5

45.8-51.2

North Carolina

2,987

1,504

47.8

45.0-50.5

1,483

52.2

49.5-55.0

North Dakota

1,336

676

50.2

47.3-53.2

660

49.8

46.8-52.7

Ohio

1,717

819

46.0

43.2-48.8

898

54.0

51.2-56.8

Oklahoma

3,405

1,426

40.7

38.8-42.6

1,979

59.3

57.4-61.2

Oregon

1,412

760

52.7

49.7-55.6

652

47.3

44.4-50.3

Pennsylvania

6,112

2,892

48.0

46.4-49.6

3,220

52.0

50.4-53.6

Rhode Island

1,571

844

54.6

51.8-57.3

727

45.4

42.7-48.2

South Carolina

2,009

976

49.2

46.4-52.0

1,033

50.8

48.0-53.6

South Dakota

2,278

957

41.8

39.6-44.1

1,321

58.2

55.9-60.4

Tennessee

1,426

667

46.1

43.2-49.1

759

53.9

50.9-56.8

Texas

2,272

1,072

45.5

43.0-48.1

1,200

54.5

51.9-57.0

Utah

1,537

744

50.5

47.3-53.8

793

49.5

46.2-52.7

Vermont

1,868

984

52.9

50.4-55.4

884

47.1

44.6-49.6

Virginia

1,816

871

50.1

46.9-53.3

945

49.9

46.7-53.1

Washington

2,070

1,151

54.7

52.1-57.4

919

45.3

42.6-47.9

West Virginia

1,679

695

40.4

37.9-43.0

984

59.6

57.0-62.1

Wisconsin

1,826

1,027

56.4

53.7-59.0

799

43.6

41.0-46.3

Wyoming

1,612

692

42.1

39.5-44.8

920

57.9

55.2-60.5

Guam

198

30.6

23.5-38.7

135

69.4

61.3-76.5

Puerto Rico

1,878

640

33.6

31.0-36.4

1,238

66.4

63.6-69.0

Virgin Islands

865

269

30.7

26.8-34.9

596

69.3

65.1-73.2

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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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