Ever Had Blood Stool Tested By A Home Kit Among People Age 50+
Honolulu County, BRFSS 2002


Demographic
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
#of Adults
TOTAL 546  44.4  (41.0-47.8) 594  55.6  (52.2-59.0) 1140 248399
AGE GROUP        
50-54 Years  71  26.6  (20.9-33.3) 164  73.4  (66.7-79.1)  235  52614
55-64 Years 161  49.3  (42.9-55.6) 166  50.7  (44.4-57.1)  327  81347
65-74 Years 148  51.8  (45.0-58.7) 118  48.2  (41.3-55.0)  266  56697
75+ Years 166  46.3  (39.8-52.9) 146  53.7  (47.1-60.2)  312  57741
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
GENDER        
Male 208  41.2  (36.1-46.6) 248  58.8  (53.4-63.9)  456 112971
Female 338  47.0  (42.6-51.4) 346  53.0  (48.6-57.4)  684 135428
ETHNICITY        
White 183  43.4  (37.6-49.4) 192  56.6  (50.6-62.4)  375  73218
Hawaiian  45  46.7  (34.7-59.2)  47  53.3  (40.8-65.3)   92  23047
Filipino  39  27.2  (19.6-36.4)  85  72.8  (63.6-80.4)  124  37384
Japanese 179  47.5  (41.7-53.5) 181  52.5  (46.5-58.3)  360  75423
Others 100  54.9  (46.9-62.7)  89  45.1  (37.3-53.1)  189  39327
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 299  44.0  (39.8-48.3) 338  56.0  (51.7-60.2)  637 164055
Unmarried 247  45.3  (39.9-50.9) 254  54.7  (49.1-60.1)  501  83787
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  48  35.0  (25.6-45.7)  64  65.0  (54.3-74.4)  112  26152
High School 156  40.2  (34.5-46.2) 189  59.8  (53.8-65.5)  345  78716
Some College 123  45.4  (38.6-52.3) 144  54.6  (47.7-61.4)  267  55081
College 217  50.0  (44.3-55.7) 197  50.0  (44.3-55.7)  414  88127
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 187  37.9  (33.0-42.9) 285  62.1  (57.1-67.0)  472 108049
Unemployed  -  - --  
Student/Homemaker  24  47.2  (32.8-62.0)  28  52.8  (38.0-67.2)   52  11374
Retired/Can't work 330  51.6  (46.7-56.4) 266  48.4  (43.6-53.3)  596 122386
Unknown/Refused  -  - --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 546  44.4  (41.0-47.8) 594  55.6  (52.2-59.0) 1140 248399
<$15,000  47  45.2  (34.5-56.3)  56  54.8  (43.7-65.5)  103  17667
$15,000-24,999  48  53.7  (41.1-65.9)  45  46.3  (34.1-58.9)   93  18496
$25,000-49,999 107  46.1  (38.1-54.3) 104  53.9  (45.7-61.9)  211  45322
$50,000-74,999  84  47.0  (38.3-55.8)  77  53.0  (44.2-61.7)  161  34814
>=$75,000  98  54.7  (46.5-62.7)  80  45.3  (37.3-53.5)  178  41837
Unknown/Refused 162  35.7  (30.5-41.2) 232  64.3  (58.8-69.5)  394  90263

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.