Ever Had a Sigmoidoscopy
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics
Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.
No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.
Total
TOTAL 367     30.7     (27.4-34.1) 827     69.3     (65.9-72.6) 1194
AGE GROUP      
40-49 Years  63     14.0     (10.5-18.3) 393     86.0     (81.7-89.5)  456
50-59 Years  69     28.6     (21.7-36.6) 169     71.4     (63.4-78.3)  238
60-69 Years 108     44.3     (36.4-52.5) 137     55.7     (47.5-63.6)  245
70+ Years 127     50.8     (43.2-58.3) 128     49.2     (41.7-56.8)  255
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 185     34.5     (29.5-39.8) 335     65.5     (60.2-70.5)  520
Female 182     27.1     (23.0-31.7) 492     72.9     (68.3-77.0)  674
ETHNICITY      
White 142     28.8     (24.2-33.9) 320     71.2     (66.1-75.8)  462
Hawaiian  46     24.2     (17.4-32.7) 121     75.8     (67.3-82.6)  167
Filipino  33     25.4     (16.1-37.5) 110     74.6     (62.5-83.9)  143
Japanese 106     37.1     (30.6-44.0) 201     62.9     (56.0-69.4)  307
Others  32     46.6     (33.3-60.5)  39     53.4     (39.5-66.7)   71
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 210     31.9     (27.7-36.4) 481     68.1     (63.6-72.3)  691
Unmarried 156     28.0     (23.4-33.1) 344     72.0     (66.9-76.6)  500
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  56     33.2     (23.7-44.2) 108     66.8     (55.8-76.3)  164
High School  99     35.8     (29.2-42.9) 185     64.2     (57.1-70.8)  284
Some College  97     25.4     (20.2-31.5) 272     74.6     (68.5-79.8)  369
College 114     31.0     (25.4-37.2) 262     69.0     (62.8-74.6)  376
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 141     22.6     (18.6-27.0) 508     77.4     (73.0-81.4)  649
Unemployed  -  23     93.3     (77.1-98.3) --
Student/homemaker  17     24.5     (14.1-39.0)  60     75.5     (61.0-85.9)   77
Retired/Can't Work 206     46.0     (40.1-51.9) 236     54.0     (48.1-59.9)  442
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  44     40.9     (29.2-53.8)  56     59.1     (46.2-70.8)  100
$15,000-24,999  51     29.8     (21.3-39.9) 123     70.2     (60.1-78.7)  174
$25,000-49,999 109     28.8     (23.5-34.8) 292     71.2     (65.2-76.5)  401
$50,000-74,999  42     29.1     (20.8-39.0) 115     70.9     (61.0-79.2)  157
>=$75,000  46     32.1     (23.8-41.7)  94     67.9     (58.3-76.2)  140
Unknown/Refused  75     32.1     (24.8-40.4) 147     67.9     (59.6-75.2)  222
COUNTY      
Honolulu 214     32.8     (28.6-37.3) 435     67.2     (62.7-71.4)  649
Hawaii  42     25.3     (18.7-33.3) 115     74.7     (66.7-81.3)  157
Kauai  45     26.0     (19.0-34.5) 122     74.0     (65.5-81.0)  167
Maui  66     24.3     (18.5-31.0) 155     75.7     (69.0-81.5)  221

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