Colorectal Cancer Screening (most recent) by state

SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

DEFINITION
Adults aged 50+ who have had a blood stool test within the past two years. Percent of respondents who answered yes to this question.

Health Statistics > Colorectal Cancer Screening (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

North Carolina:

40.2%

# 2

Maine:

39.8%

# 3

District of Columbia:

37.7%

# 4

New Hampshire:

35.1%

# 5

Washington:

34.6%

# 6

Massachusetts:

33.8%

# 7

Rhode Island:

33.6%

# 8

Maryland:

32.8%

# 9

Kansas:

32.5%

# 10

Colorado:

32%

# 11

Iowa:

31.6%

= 12

Florida:

31.5%

= 12

Vermont:

31.5%

# 14

Arizona:

31.2%

# 15

Connecticut:

30.7%

# 16

Michigan:

30.5%

# 17

Oregon:

30.3%

# 18

Nebraska:

29.5%

# 19

Louisiana:

29.4%

# 20

Tennessee:

29%

# 21

Montana:

28.1%

# 22

Wisconsin:

27.4%

= 23

Minnesota:

27.1%

= 23

West Virginia:

27.1%

= 25

Delaware:

26.5%

= 25

Virginia:

26.5%

# 27

South Dakota:

26.4%

# 28

Georgia:

26.2%

# 29

Pennsylvania:

26%

# 30

New Mexico:

25.9%

= 31

New Jersey:

25.8%

= 31

New York:

25.8%

# 33

Ohio:

25.2%

# 34

South Carolina:

24.9%

= 35

Oklahoma:

24.5%

= 35

Missouri:

24.5%

= 37

Arkansas:

24.2%

= 37

Illinois:

24.2%

# 39

Kentucky:

23.9%

# 40

Alabama:

23.5%

# 41

Texas:

23.4%

= 42

Indiana:

23.3%

= 42

California:

23.3%

# 44

Nevada:

22.8%

# 45

Utah:

22.3%

# 46

Idaho:

21.7%

# 47

North Dakota:

20.9%

# 48

Mississippi:

20%

# 49

Wyoming:

19.9%

# 50

Alaska:

18%

# 51

US Virgin Islands:

16.1%

# 52

Puerto Rico:

3.5%

Weighted average:

27.0%

DEFINITION: Adults aged 50+ who have had a blood stool test within the past two years. Percent of respondents who answered yes to this question.

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

Health Statistics > Colorectal Cancer Screening (most recent) by state

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