Ever had a blood stool test using a home kit among people aged 50+
State of Hawaii BRFSS 2009

Demographic
 
Characteristics		 YES
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 NO
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Total
 
 N		 Estimated
 
#of Adults
TOTAL 1,042  49.0  (46.2-51.8) 1,034  51.0  (48.2-53.8) 2,076 415,544
AGE GROUP        
50-54 Years   121  30.4  (25.0-36.4)   246  69.6  (63.6-75.0)   367  88,899
55-64 Years   390  52.8  (48.0-57.6)   372  47.2  (42.4-52.0)   762 144,509
65+ Years   524  55.3  (51.1-59.5)   405  44.7  (40.5-48.9)   929 179,379
Unknown    -    -   --  
SEX        
Male   414  46.6  (42.3-51.0)   437  53.4  (49.0-57.7)   851 193,871
Female   628  51.0  (47.4-54.7)   597  49.0  (45.3-52.6) 1,225 221,673
ETHNICITY        
White   506  52.2  (48.1-56.3)   445  47.8  (43.7-51.9)   951 148,888
Hawaiian    84  45.3  (35.9-55.0)   107  54.7  (45.0-64.1)   191  36,226
Filipino    65  26.3  (19.5-34.5)   145  73.7  (65.5-80.5)   210  53,681
Japanese   284  55.0  (49.6-60.4)   228  45.0  (39.6-50.4)   512 124,313
Others   102  51.8  (43.3-60.1)   106  48.2  (39.9-56.7)   208  51,805
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
MARITAL STATUS        
Married   610  50.8  (47.2-54.4)   561  49.2  (45.6-52.8) 1,171 279,529
Unmarried   427  45.6  (41.1-50.2)   468  54.4  (49.8-58.9)   895 134,365
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EDUCATION        
<High School    42  31.1  (20.9-43.4)    70  68.9  (56.6-79.1)   112  25,953
High School   218  43.8  (38.1-49.6)   286  56.2  (50.4-61.9)   504 113,157
Some College   305  50.4  (45.0-55.7)   308  49.6  (44.3-55.0)   613 116,786
College   477  54.6  (50.4-58.8)   369  45.4  (41.2-49.6)   846 159,569
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed   447  44.8  (40.7-48.9)   522  55.2  (51.1-59.3)   969 208,300
Unemployed    33  41.6  (27.6-57.2)    46  58.4  (42.8-72.4)    79  16,022
Student/Homemaker    38  49.6  (36.4-62.8)    35  50.4  (37.2-63.6)    73  12,173
Retired/Can't work   524  54.5  (50.3-58.7)   430  45.5  (41.3-49.7)   954 178,970
Unknown/Refused    -    -   --  
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000    57  25.9  (18.7-34.7)   117  74.1  (65.3-81.3)   174  25,451
$15,000-24,999   121  39.5  (32.2-47.4)   161  60.5  (52.6-67.8)   282  49,015
$25,000-49,999   309  50.7  (45.3-56.0)   290  49.3  (44.0-54.7)   599 115,007
$50,000-74,999   190  56.2  (49.4-62.8)   148  43.8  (37.2-50.6)   338  69,552
>=$75,000   294  54.9  (49.5-60.2)   232  45.1  (39.8-50.5)   526 119,713
Unknown/Refused    71  39.4  (29.7-50.0)    86  60.6  (50.0-70.3)   157  36,807
COUNTY        
Honolulu   490  49.9  (46.1-53.8)   420  50.1  (46.2-53.9)   910 286,941
Hawaii   231  46.7  (41.8-51.7)   258  53.3  (48.3-58.2)   489  60,832
Kauai    83  37.1  (30.1-44.8)   134  62.9  (55.2-69.9)   217  20,976
Maui   238  51.4  (45.6-57.2)   222  48.6  (42.8-54.4)   460  46,795

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.