Table 1_3_3.1
Adults age 50 and over who received a fecal occult blood test in the last 2 years, by State, 2001 and 2006
| State |
2006 |
2001 |
| Percenta |
SE |
Percenta |
SE |
| Total (all reporting States) |
28.0 |
0.2 |
32.3 |
0.4 |
| Alabama |
26.3 |
1.1 |
24.6 |
1.8 |
| Alaska |
20.4 |
2.0 |
26.8 |
3.7 |
| Arizona |
31.8 |
1.5 |
41.4 |
3.0 |
| Arkansas |
25.3 |
0.8 |
26.1 |
1.5 |
| California |
30.7 |
1.2 |
31.2 |
1.9 |
| Colorado |
32.7 |
0.9 |
37.9 |
2.0 |
| Connecticut |
30.3 |
0.8 |
36.1 |
1.6 |
| Delaware |
24.1 |
1.2 |
35.5 |
2.1 |
| District of Columbia |
37.1 |
1.4 |
41.8 |
2.9 |
| Florida |
32.2 |
0.8 |
37.4 |
1.4 |
| Georgia |
30.8 |
0.9 |
30.4 |
1.7 |
| Hawaii |
31.4 |
1.0 |
31.0 |
1.6 |
| Idaho |
23.2 |
0.9 |
28.1 |
1.6 |
| Illinois |
21.4 |
0.9 |
24.7 |
1.5 |
| Indiana |
23.7 |
0.8 |
28.4 |
1.5 |
| Iowa |
27.4 |
0.9 |
35.7 |
1.8 |
| Kansas |
26.9 |
0.8 |
36.9 |
1.7 |
| Kentucky |
30.5 |
1.1 |
34.0 |
1.7 |
| Louisiana |
28.5 |
0.9 |
30.0 |
1.6 |
| Maine |
35.3 |
1.1 |
45.4 |
2.3 |
| Maryland |
33.7 |
0.9 |
41.3 |
2.1 |
| Massachusetts |
32.7 |
0.8 |
39.0 |
1.6 |
| Michigan |
28.6 |
0.9 |
34.9 |
1.6 |
| Minnesota |
25.4 |
0.9 |
37.0 |
1.7 |
| Mississippi |
24.6 |
0.8 |
25.7 |
1.7 |
| Missouri |
23.8 |
1.1 |
29.8 |
1.9 |
| Montana |
30.7 |
0.9 |
27.7 |
2.0 |
| Nebraska |
29.8 |
0.9 |
31.5 |
1.6 |
| Nevada |
27.7 |
1.4 |
27.0 |
2.3 |
| New Hampshire |
34.2 |
1.0 |
41.6 |
1.7 |
| New Jersey |
26.0 |
0.6 |
29.6 |
2.4 |
| New Mexico |
24.4 |
0.9 |
26.1 |
1.5 |
| New York |
27.2 |
0.9 |
33.8 |
1.9 |
| North Carolina |
33.2 |
0.6 |
38.9 |
1.9 |
| North Dakota |
24.3 |
1.0 |
24.3 |
1.8 |
| Ohio |
26.1 |
1.4 |
32.7 |
1.8 |
| Oklahoma |
22.8 |
0.7 |
25.0 |
1.2 |
| Oregon |
32.1 |
1.0 |
33.6 |
1.9 |
| Pennsylvania |
25.4 |
0.9 |
30.3 |
1.1 |
| Rhode Island |
28.8 |
1.0 |
36.4 |
1.9 |
| South Carolina |
26.4 |
0.8 |
31.4 |
1.8 |
| South Dakota |
24.8 |
0.8 |
29.8 |
1.5 |
| Tennessee |
28.5 |
1.2 |
34.1 |
2.0 |
| Texas |
26.0 |
1.1 |
25.7 |
1.5 |
| Utah |
14.2 |
0.9 |
21.0 |
1.9 |
| Vermont |
28.4 |
0.7 |
43.4 |
1.8 |
| Virginia |
29.4 |
1.5 |
30.9 |
2.0 |
| Washington |
33.7 |
0.5 |
39.9 |
1.8 |
| West Virginia |
26.5 |
1.0 |
25.8 |
1.7 |
| Wisconsin |
25.4 |
1.0 |
33.4 |
1.8 |
| Wyoming |
20.1 |
0.9 |
18.8 |
1.5 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using two age groups: 50–64, 65 and over.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
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