Ever had a blood stool test using a home kit among people aged 50+
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2008

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 1,878  49.7  (47.6-51.8) 1,923  50.3  (48.2-52.4) 3,801 425,806
AGE GROUP        
50-54 Years   225  33.2  (28.8-37.9)   496  66.8  (62.1-71.2)   721  89,661
55-64 Years   703  52.5  (49.0-56.0)   683  47.5  (44.0-51.0) 1,386 148,437
65+ Years   932  55.2  (52.1-58.2)   724  44.8  (41.8-47.9) 1,656 181,441
Unknown    -    -   --  
SEX        
Male   717  48.4  (45.2-51.7)   795  51.6  (48.3-54.8) 1,512 194,994
Female 1,161  50.7  (48.1-53.4) 1,128  49.3  (46.6-51.9) 2,289 230,812
ETHNICITY        
White   884  53.3  (50.2-56.3)   864  46.7  (43.7-49.8) 1,748 156,777
Hawaiian   157  40.7  (34.1-47.6)   199  59.3  (52.4-65.9)   356  42,154
Filipino   109  35.2  (28.5-42.6)   218  64.8  (57.4-71.5)   327  44,420
Japanese   535  53.9  (49.9-57.8)   420  46.1  (42.2-50.1)   955 124,199
Others   185  49.1  (43.1-55.1)   212  50.9  (44.9-56.9)   397  55,840
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 1,064  50.4  (47.8-53.1) 1,010  49.6  (46.9-52.2) 2,074 281,190
Unmarried   807  48.5  (45.3-51.6)   902  51.5  (48.4-54.7) 1,709 142,313
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School    83  33.5  (26.2-41.7)   149  66.5  (58.3-73.8)   232  26,572
High School   438  45.2  (41.0-49.5)   537  54.8  (50.5-59.0)   975 115,137
Some College   495  50.3  (46.3-54.2)   528  49.7  (45.8-53.7) 1,023 109,173
College   862  55.0  (51.8-58.1)   706  45.0  (41.9-48.2) 1,568 173,985
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed   780  45.0  (42.0-48.1)   966  55.0  (51.9-58.0) 1,746 197,115
Unemployed    42  44.7  (31.9-58.2)    39  55.3  (41.8-68.1)    81   9,603
Student/Homemaker    56  48.6  (37.8-59.6)    70  51.4  (40.4-62.2)   126  16,159
Retired/Can't work 1,000  54.7  (51.8-57.7)   846  45.3  (42.3-48.2) 1,846 202,120
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   116  40.2  (33.0-47.9)   176  59.8  (52.1-67.0)   292  22,536
$15,000-24,999   209  40.4  (35.0-46.1)   275  59.6  (53.9-65.0)   484  45,065
$25,000-49,999   507  51.7  (47.5-55.8)   496  48.3  (44.2-52.5) 1,003 111,660
$50,000-74,999   343  54.8  (49.7-59.7)   313  45.2  (40.3-50.3)   656  75,964
>=$75,000   547  51.5  (47.7-55.4)   495  48.5  (44.6-52.3) 1,042 132,478
Unknown/Refused   156  43.8  (37.1-50.7)   168  56.2  (49.3-62.9)   324  38,102
COUNTY        
Honolulu   913  51.8  (49.0-54.6)   782  48.2  (45.4-51.0) 1,695 294,808
Hawaii   414  46.1  (42.3-49.8)   482  53.9  (50.2-57.7)   896  61,899
Kauai   165  43.5  (38.0-49.2)   214  56.5  (50.8-62.0)   379  22,532
Maui   386  44.0  (39.8-48.2)   445  56.0  (51.8-60.2)   831  46,567

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.