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Screening and Risk Factors Report

Ever had a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
2008, All Races, Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: 03-12b

Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening examination.

Sorted by Percent
State
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Met Objective
of 50.0%?
1
Percent
(95% Confidence Interval)
2
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Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor
Louisiana Yes 52.6 (50.6, 54.5) 1,946
West Virginia Yes 54.7 (52.6, 56.8) 1,427
Oklahoma Yes 55.2 (53.6, 56.9) 2,784
Arkansas Yes 55.3 (53.3, 57.3) 2,030
Idaho Yes 55.6 (53.4, 57.7) 1,683
Nevada Yes 55.7 (52.8, 58.6) 1,580
New Mexico Yes 55.9 (53.8, 57.9) 2,044
Wyoming Yes 56.0 (54.5, 57.6) 2,805
Texas Yes 56.2 (54.3, 58.0) 3,929
Mississippi Yes 56.4 (54.7, 58.1) 2,906
Montana Yes 56.5 (54.7, 58.4) 2,550
North Dakota Yes 57.9 (56.0, 59.8) 1,837
Alaska Yes 58.0 (53.9, 62.0) 699
Nebraska Yes 58.6 (57.0, 60.2) 5,479
New Jersey Yes 58.7 (57.0, 60.3) 4,018
Illinois Yes 59.1 (56.9, 61.3) 1,877
Indiana Yes 59.3 (57.0, 61.6) 1,687
Tennessee Yes 59.5 (57.2, 61.7) 1,922
California Yes 59.8 (58.1, 61.5) 4,113
Hawaii Yes 60.1 (58.0, 62.1) 2,236
Alabama Yes 60.7 (58.7, 62.7) 2,420
Ohio Yes 60.8 (59.4, 62.3) 5,237
Missouri Yes 61.4 (59.1, 63.6) 1,947
Kansas Yes 61.7 (60.2, 63.1) 3,348
Colorado Yes 61.9 (60.5, 63.3) 4,176
Georgia Yes 62.2 (60.0, 64.3) 2,205
South Dakota Yes 62.4 (60.6, 64.2) 2,722
Pennsylvania Yes 62.5 (60.9, 64.1) 5,005
Kentucky Yes 63.7 (61.9, 65.5) 3,109
Arizona Yes 63.8 (60.7, 66.8) 2,351
Iowa Yes 63.8 (61.9, 65.6) 2,307
Florida Yes 64.2 (62.2, 66.1) 4,569
New York Yes 65.5 (63.7, 67.3) 3,216
South Carolina Yes 65.5 (63.7, 67.3) 4,209
Washington Yes 66.2 (65.2, 67.2) 9,539
North Carolina Yes 66.6 (65.3, 67.8) 6,523
Oregon Yes 66.8 (64.8, 68.6) 2,104
Utah Yes 67.2 (64.9, 69.5) 1,779
Wisconsin Yes 67.2 (64.9, 69.4) 2,702
District of Columbia Yes 68.6 (66.2, 70.9) 1,693
Michigan Yes 68.6 (67.1, 70.1) 4,133
Rhode Island Yes 69.4 (67.4, 71.4) 2,061
Connecticut Yes 69.5 (67.5, 71.5) 2,587
Vermont Yes 69.6 (68.0, 71.2) 2,881
Virginia Yes 69.9 (67.6, 72.1) 2,265
Minnesota Yes 71.0 (68.9, 72.9) 1,899
Maryland Yes 71.3 (69.7, 72.9) 3,991
Massachusetts Yes 71.4 (70.2, 72.6) 7,882
New Hampshire Yes 71.7 (70.0, 73.4) 2,989
Maine Yes 72.6 (71.0, 74.1) 3,120
Delaware Yes 74.3 (71.9, 76.6) 1,804
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/23/2009 9:55 am.
1 Healthy People 2010 Objectives is managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
2 2008 BRFSS Survey Data is the source for this data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

BRFSS Prevalence estimates presented here may vary from other published estimates due to differences in the methodology used to generate estimates.

Note: Healthy People 2010 Objectives are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population while the BRFSS estimates are not age-adjusted.
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