Ever had a blood stool test using a home kit among people aged 50+
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2006

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 1,664  46.9  (44.7-49.1) 1,861  53.1  (50.9-55.3) 3,525 407,035
AGE GROUP        
50-54 Years   240  31.4  (27.3-35.8)   491  68.6  (64.2-72.7)   731  88,681
55-64 Years   648  50.5  (46.6-54.3)   652  49.5  (45.7-53.4) 1,300 141,597
65+ Years   764  52.7  (49.5-56.0)   678  47.3  (44.0-50.5) 1,442 169,116
Unknown    12  30.5  (17.2-48.1)    40  69.5  (51.9-82.8)    52   7,641
SEX        
Male   681  45.4  (42.2-48.6)   789  54.6  (51.4-57.8) 1,470 186,622
Female   983  48.2  (45.3-51.1) 1,072  51.8  (48.9-54.7) 2,055 220,414
ETHNICITY        
White   770  48.8  (45.6-51.9)   817  51.2  (48.1-54.4) 1,587 149,647
Hawaiian   159  42.6  (35.8-49.7)   208  57.4  (50.3-64.2)   367  41,329
Filipino    98  31.1  (24.3-38.9)   210  68.9  (61.1-75.7)   308  45,191
Japanese   448  53.6  (49.5-57.7)   385  46.4  (42.3-50.5)   833 113,564
Others   179  45.2  (39.1-51.4)   215  54.8  (48.6-60.9)   394  54,113
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married   951  48.1  (45.3-50.9) 1,019  51.9  (49.1-54.7) 1,970 267,655
Unmarried   708  44.4  (41.1-47.7)   837  55.6  (52.3-58.9) 1,545 138,556
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School    89  32.4  (25.2-40.5)   175  67.6  (59.5-74.8)   264  31,266
High School   387  40.0  (35.8-44.4)   502  60.0  (55.6-64.2)   889 112,712
Some College   443  48.5  (44.4-52.6)   518  51.5  (47.4-55.6)   961 109,374
College   744  53.8  (50.5-57.1)   662  46.2  (42.9-49.5) 1,406 153,259
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed   669  39.8  (36.7-43.0)   972  60.2  (57.0-63.3) 1,641 189,737
Unemployed    19  28.3  (15.7-45.6)    37  71.7  (54.4-84.3)    56   7,681
Student/Homemaker    42  42.6  (30.2-56.0)    59  57.4  (44.0-69.8)   101  14,383
Retired/Can't work   932  54.9  (51.9-57.9)   788  45.1  (42.1-48.1) 1,720 194,586
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   121  38.6  (31.3-46.3)   174  61.4  (53.7-68.7)   295  26,057
$15,000-24,999   203  37.7  (32.4-43.4)   284  62.3  (56.6-67.6)   487  51,196
$25,000-49,999   425  47.6  (43.0-52.2)   442  52.4  (47.8-57.0)   867 101,907
$50,000-74,999   249  49.7  (44.3-55.2)   287  50.3  (44.8-55.7)   536  63,532
>=$75,000   418  54.1  (49.7-58.4)   382  45.9  (41.6-50.3)   800  96,411
Unknown/Refused   248  43.1  (38.0-48.4)   292  56.9  (51.6-62.0)   540  67,933
COUNTY        
Honolulu   785  48.8  (45.9-51.7)   758  51.2  (48.3-54.1) 1,543 284,331
Hawaii   371  43.9  (40.1-47.7)   455  56.1  (52.3-59.9)   826  57,362
Kauai   150  37.5  (31.8-43.6)   222  62.5  (56.4-68.2)   372  21,524
Maui   358  43.0  (38.9-47.3)   426  57.0  (52.7-61.1)   784  43,818

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.