Ever Had Blood Stool Tested By A Home Kit Among People Age 50+
State Of Hawaii BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 1233  43.6  (41.1-46.1) 1469  56.4  (53.9-58.9) 2702 350759
AGE GROUP        
50-54 Years  190  28.9  (24.5-33.7)  402  71.1  (66.3-75.5)  592  77462
55-64 Years  396  46.8  (42.1-51.5)  488  53.2  (48.5-57.9)  884 115648
65+ Years  647  48.4  (44.8-52.1)  579  51.6  (47.9-55.2) 1226 157649
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
GENDER        
Male  471  40.2  (36.4-44.1)  658  59.8  (55.9-63.6) 1129 161653
Female  762  46.4  (43.1-49.8)  811  53.6  (50.2-56.9) 1573 189107
ETHNICITY        
White  538  44.0  (40.1-48.0)  593  56.0  (52.0-59.9) 1131 119689
Hawaiian  101  39.4  (31.3-48.2)  186  60.6  (51.8-68.7)  287  36184
Filipino   96  28.1  (21.9-35.1)  206  71.9  (64.9-78.1)  302  50711
Japanese  339  47.5  (42.8-52.3)  341  52.5  (47.7-57.2)  680  97378
Others  159  54.3  (47.3-61.1)  143  45.7  (38.9-52.7)  302  46797
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  667  43.3  (40.1-46.5)  822  56.7  (53.5-59.9) 1489 230737
Unmarried  566  44.3  (40.3-48.4)  644  55.7  (51.6-59.7) 1210 119441
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  121  34.8  (27.8-42.5)  169  65.2  (57.5-72.2)  290  38467
High School  362  39.4  (35.2-43.8)  500  60.6  (56.2-64.8)  862 113623
Some College  297  43.8  (38.9-48.9)  373  56.2  (51.1-61.1)  670  81163
College  451  50.1  (45.7-54.6)  426  49.9  (45.4-54.3)  877 117164
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  458  37.9  (34.3-41.7)  695  62.1  (58.3-65.7) 1153 153389
Unemployed   10  12.3  ( 5.3-26.0)   46  87.7  (74.0-94.7)   56   8454
Student/Homemaker   53  41.8  (31.8-52.5)   90  58.2  (47.5-68.2)  143  17613
Retired/Can't work  712  50.4  (46.7-54.1)  637  49.6  (45.9-53.3) 1349 171214
Unknown/Refused   -   - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  141  44.9  (37.6-52.4)  179  55.1  (47.6-62.4)  320  28713
$15,000-24,999  121  51.3  (42.1-60.4)  120  48.7  (39.6-57.9)  241  26751
$25,000-49,999  257  45.2  (39.5-51.1)  291  54.8  (48.9-60.5)  548  66973
$50,000-74,999  158  46.0  (39.1-53.0)  167  54.0  (47.0-60.9)  325  46344
>=$75,000  195  52.3  (46.0-58.6)  188  47.7  (41.4-54.0)  383  56730
Unknown/Refused  361  35.9  (31.9-40.1)  524  64.1  (59.9-68.1)  885 125248
COUNTY        
Honolulu  546  44.4  (41.0-47.8)  594  55.6  (52.2-59.0) 1140 248399
Hawaii  333  40.8  (36.9-44.8)  403  59.2  (55.2-63.1)  736  48212
Kauai  138  44.6  (38.1-51.3)  160  55.4  (48.7-61.9)  298  18117
Maui  216  41.2  (36.3-46.3)  312  58.8  (53.7-63.7)  528  36031

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.
N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.