Ever had a blood stool test using a home kit among people aged 50+?
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2005

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 &est
TOTAL 821  47.5  (44.3-50.8) 833  52.5  (49.2-55.7) 1,654 395,800
AGE GROUP        
50-54 Years 105  29.4  (23.4-36.3) 228  70.6  (63.7-76.6)   333  89,099
55-64 Years 295  48.5  (42.9-54.1) 299  51.5  (45.9-57.1)   594 136,001
65+ Years 413  56.4  (51.6-61.2) 296  43.6  (38.8-48.4)   709 166,047
Unknown  -  -   --  
SEX        
Male 288  43.6  (38.6-48.8) 353  56.4  (51.2-61.4)   641 184,562
Female 533  50.9  (46.8-55.0) 480  49.1  (45.0-53.2) 1,013 211,238
ETHNICITY        
White 371  49.8  (44.9-54.6) 378  50.2  (45.4-55.1)   749 142,471
Hawaiian  79  42.7  (32.9-53.2)  91  57.3  (46.8-67.1)   170  44,781
Filipino  65  33.1  (24.1-43.5) 103  66.9  (56.5-75.9)   168  46,921
Japanese 225  53.7  (47.5-59.8) 177  46.3  (40.2-52.5)   402 113,492
Others  81  44.9  (35.8-54.3)  84  55.1  (45.7-64.2)   165  48,135
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 428  46.8  (42.6-51.1) 447  53.2  (48.9-57.4)   875 258,538
Unmarried 389  48.7  (43.9-53.4) 385  51.3  (46.6-56.1)   774 136,636
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School  49  36.8  (25.9-49.2)  74  63.2  (50.8-74.1)   123  32,517
High School 194  41.2  (35.2-47.6) 235  58.8  (52.4-64.8)   429 113,306
Some College 230  46.0  (39.9-52.2) 241  54.0  (47.8-60.1)   471 106,213
College 347  56.0  (50.9-60.9) 283  44.0  (39.1-49.1)   630 143,433
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 316  42.6  (37.8-47.6) 401  57.4  (52.4-62.2)   717 180,633
Unemployed  -  -   --  
Student/Homemaker  25  34.3  (20.9-50.7)  28  65.7  (49.3-79.1)    53  12,913
Retired/Can't work 471  53.4  (49.0-57.8) 390  46.6  (42.2-51.0)   861 197,417
Unknown/Refused  -  -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  62  36.1  (26.0-47.6)  80  63.9  (52.4-74.0)   142  24,834
$15,000-24,999 127  48.3  (40.2-56.6) 129  51.7  (43.4-59.8)   256  53,582
$25,000-49,999 219  45.7  (39.4-52.2) 227  54.3  (47.8-60.6)   446 107,539
$50,000-74,999 155  52.0  (44.2-59.8) 123  48.0  (40.2-55.8)   278  73,159
>=$75,000 175  50.1  (43.4-56.8) 171  49.9  (43.2-56.6)   346  92,170
Unknown/Refused  83  44.5  (35.4-54.0) 103  55.5  (46.0-64.6)   186  44,516
COUNTY        
Honolulu 374  47.6  (43.4-51.9) 353  52.4  (48.1-56.6)   727 281,597
Hawaii 215  42.0  (36.8-47.3) 253  58.0  (52.7-63.2)   468  53,706
Kauai  90  55.3  (46.4-63.8)  80  44.7  (36.2-53.6)   170  20,000
Maui 142  50.2  (42.9-57.6) 147  49.8  (42.4-57.1)   289  40,497

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