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Screening and Risk Factors Report

Had a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy in Past 5 Years
2008, All Races, Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: n/a
1

Sorted by State
State
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Met Objective?1
Percent
(95% Confidence Interval)
2
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Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor
Alabama n/a1 42.5 (40.4, 44.5) 1,629
Alaska n/a1 34.4 (30.7, 38.4) 419
Arizona n/a1 41.0 (37.8, 44.2) 1,390
Arkansas n/a1 36.3 (34.4, 38.3) 1,263
California n/a1 40.4 (38.8, 42.0) 2,594
Colorado n/a1 39.0 (37.6, 40.4) 2,443
Connecticut n/a1 46.6 (44.5, 48.7) 1,647
Delaware n/a1 50.4 (47.7, 53.2) 1,169
District of Columbia n/a1 47.5 (45.1, 50.0) 1,102
Florida n/a1 46.1 (44.1, 48.2) 3,079
Georgia n/a1 43.8 (41.6, 46.0) 1,480
Hawaii n/a1 36.0 (33.9, 38.0) 1,231
Idaho n/a1 34.5 (32.5, 36.6) 1,000
Illinois n/a1 38.9 (36.8, 41.1) 1,162
Indiana n/a1 38.9 (36.6, 41.2) 1,064
Iowa n/a1 42.1 (40.2, 44.0) 1,437
Kansas n/a1 42.3 (40.8, 43.8) 2,178
Kentucky n/a1 40.7 (38.8, 42.6) 1,891
Louisiana n/a1 37.9 (36.0, 39.9) 1,336
Maine n/a1 51.0 (49.3, 52.8) 2,058
Maryland n/a1 46.9 (45.1, 48.7) 2,467
Massachusetts n/a1 50.1 (48.7, 51.4) 5,328
Michigan n/a1 45.9 (44.3, 47.5) 2,566
Minnesota n/a1 47.4 (45.2, 49.6) 1,171
Mississippi n/a1 38.2 (36.5, 39.9) 1,823
Missouri n/a1 38.1 (35.9, 40.4) 1,157
Montana n/a1 36.7 (34.9, 38.5) 1,590
Nebraska n/a1 37.5 (35.8, 39.1) 3,331
Nevada n/a1 34.6 (31.8, 37.5) 887
New Hampshire n/a1 49.0 (47.1, 50.8) 1,917
New Jersey n/a1 41.9 (40.3, 43.6) 2,754
New Mexico n/a1 35.7 (33.8, 37.7) 1,257
New York n/a1 45.0 (43.1, 46.8) 2,119
North Carolina n/a1 46.1 (44.7, 47.4) 4,266
North Dakota n/a1 38.2 (36.4, 40.2) 1,159
Ohio n/a1 40.5 (39.0, 41.9) 3,285
Oklahoma n/a1 36.3 (34.7, 37.9) 1,707
Oregon n/a1 42.9 (40.9, 44.9) 1,266
Pennsylvania n/a1 42.5 (40.9, 44.1) 3,201
Rhode Island n/a1 46.9 (44.8, 49.0) 1,356
South Carolina n/a1 44.1 (42.2, 46.0) 2,672
South Dakota n/a1 42.9 (41.1, 44.7) 1,771
Tennessee n/a1 43.5 (41.2, 45.8) 1,329
Texas n/a1 38.8 (37.1, 40.6) 2,549
Utah n/a1 44.3 (41.9, 46.7) 1,108
Vermont n/a1 43.0 (41.3, 44.7) 1,701
Virginia n/a1 48.6 (46.0, 51.1) 1,440
Washington n/a1 42.8 (41.8, 43.9) 5,825
West Virginia n/a1 38.1 (36.0, 40.2) 948
Wisconsin n/a1 44.0 (41.6, 46.3) 1,709
Wyoming n/a1 35.5 (34.0, 37.0) 1,696
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/09/2010 6:43 pm.
1n/a - There is not a specific Healthy People 2010 Objective for this data item.
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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