Ever Had a Blood Stool Test Using a Home Kit
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997


Demographic
Characteristics		 Yes    
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 No     
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 355     42.7     (38.6-46.9) 436     57.3     (53.1-61.4)  791
AGE GROUP      
40-49 Years  -  - --
50-59 Years 100     34.2     (27.7-41.3) 188     65.8     (58.7-72.3)  288
60-69 Years 106     46.4     (38.5-54.5) 110     53.6     (45.5-61.5)  216
70+ Years 149     49.5     (42.8-56.2) 138     50.5     (43.8-57.2)  287
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
GENDER      
Male 131     36.1     (30.4-42.3) 203     63.9     (57.7-69.6)  334
Female 224     48.8     (43.1-54.5) 233     51.2     (45.5-56.9)  457
ETHNICITY      
White 127     41.9     (35.1-48.9) 156     58.1     (51.1-64.9)  283
Hawaiian  13     23.7     (12.3-40.8)  40     76.3     (59.2-87.7)   53
Filipino  20     34.1     (21.2-49.8)  40     65.9     (50.2-78.8)   60
Japanese 150     50.9     (44.1-57.8) 135     49.1     (42.2-55.9)  285
Others  45     39.0     (29.3-49.7)  65     61.0     (50.3-70.7)  110
MARITAL STATUS      
Married 203     43.5     (38.3-48.9) 247     56.5     (51.1-61.7)  450
Unmarried 152     40.9     (34.8-47.4) 189     59.1     (52.6-65.2)  341
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EDUCATION      
<High School  52     39.9     (29.7-51.1)  71     60.1     (48.9-70.3)  123
High School 113     44.1     (36.9-51.4) 131     55.9     (48.6-63.1)  244
Some College  80     40.8     (32.4-49.8) 110     59.2     (50.2-67.6)  190
College 110     44.7     (37.4-52.2) 122     55.3     (47.8-62.6)  232
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
EMPLOYMENT      
Employed 110     36.2     (29.8-43.1) 183     63.8     (56.9-70.2)  293
Unemployed   9     41.5     (21.2-65.2)  17     58.5     (34.8-78.8) --
Student/homemaker  15     34.4     (18.8-54.3)  24     65.6     (45.7-81.2) --
Retired/Can't Work 221     48.2     (42.7-53.9) 212     51.8     (46.1-57.3)  433
Unknown/Refused  -  - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
<$15,000  61     37.1     (27.6-47.6)  84     62.9     (52.4-72.4)  145
$15,000-24,999  56     40.9     (31.0-51.6)  80     59.1     (48.4-69.0)  136
$25,000-49,999 104     44.4     (36.8-52.2) 104     55.6     (47.8-63.2)  208
$50,000-74,999  54     50.9     (39.8-62.0)  54     49.1     (38.0-60.2)  108
>=$75,000  38     38.6     (28.1-50.2)  49     61.4     (49.8-71.9)   87
Unknown/Refused  42     41.7     (30.9-53.2)  65     58.3     (46.8-69.1)  107
COUNTY      
Honolulu 205     42.4     (37.3-47.6) 260     57.6     (52.4-62.7)  465
Hawaii  59     48.6     (38.9-58.4)  61     51.4     (41.6-61.1)  120
Kauai  51     46.5     (35.8-57.4)  53     53.5     (42.6-64.2)  104
Maui  40     36.8     (26.7-48.2)  62     63.2     (51.8-73.3)  102

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.