StateMaster - Scatterplot: Health > Colorectal Cancer Screening vs Health > Tobacco use

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.283 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > Colorectal Cancer Screening	Health > Tobacco use > Former smokers
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
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.	Percent of respondents who identified themselves as a former smoker.
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.	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.
Correlations:	Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Total value of shipments (per $ GDP) Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Annual payroll (per capita) Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Value added (per $ GDP) Health > Colonoscopy testing Health > Mammogram testing	Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Annual payroll (per capita) Housing > Percent of Occupied Housing Units With Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Etc. as Principal Heating Fuel Labor > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Annual payroll (per $ GDP) Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Total value of shipments (per $ GDP)
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