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. 2005 Jun 15;2(3):A04.

Table 3.

Percentage of Respondents Who Are Up-To-Date for Cancer Screening and Vaccinations, by State, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2002

Men 50-64a Women 50-64b Men ≥65c Women ≥65d

N % (95% CI)e N % (95% CI) N % (95% CI) N % (95% CI)
Alabama 265 20.1 (15.3-25.9) 486 22.0 (18.4-26.2) 206 34.7 (27.9-42.2) 482 29.8 (25.4-34.7)
Alaska 299 22.7 (16.3-30.6) 323 22.2 (15.7-30.3) 127 25.8 (16.3-38.4) 166 36.8 (25.6-49.7)
Arizona 326 24.4 (17.9-32.2) 512 22.9 (18.3-28.3) 331 48.8 (41.3-56.3) 527 38.0 (32.0-44.4)
Arkansas 380 19.3 (15.4-24.0) 598 16.4 (13.5-19.8) 321 38.2 (32.5-44.2) 600 27.2 (23.3-31.4)
California 385 18.0 (14.2-22.5) 531 21.0 (17.3-25.3) 277 45.7 (38.6-53.0) 472 38.1 (32.3-44.2)
Colorado 371 26.7 (21.2-33.1) 602 27.9 (24.1-32.0) 234 48.3 (41.2-55.4) 432 34.0 (28.7-39.7)
Connecticut 592 24.7 (20.6-29.3) 712 28.6 (24.6-32.9) 392 44.3 (38.5-50.3) 708 39.0 (34.7-43.5)
Delaware 373 30.4 (24.2-37.4) 552 27.7 (23.2-32.7) 348 38.8 (32.3-45.7) 575 37.4 (32.3-42.9)
District of Columbia 210 27.8 (21.1-35.6) 282 21.4 (16.4-27.4) 146 34.5 (25.8-44.4) 259 31.0 (24.6-38.3)
Florida 574 15.6 (12.7-19.0) 869 15.9 (13.3-18.8) 600 36.6 (32.4-41.1) 957 32.4 (29.0-36.0)
Georgia 430 15.5 (11.9-19.9) 714 18.3 (15.1-22.0) 290 33.0 (27.1-39.5) 598 28.1 (23.8-32.8)
Hawaii 661 20.7 (16.6-25.6) 798 21.2 (17.6-25.3) 485 33.8 (28.5-39.6) 764 34.1 (29.6-38.8)
Idaho 505 19.7 (15.8-24.3) 646 17.6 (14.4-21.2) 388 34.2 (28.9-39.8) 688 29.5 (25.4-34.0)
Illinoisf --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Indiana 508 23.7 (19.8-28.1) 830 17.3 (14.7-20.3) 388 33.3 (28.3-38.8) 710 23.2 (19.8-27.0)
Iowa 337 24.2 (19.4-29.8) 517 24.9 (20.8-29.4) 291 42.0 (35.7-48.6) 630 34.3 (29.8-39.1)
Kansas 455 20.6 (16.8-25.0) 612 23.4 (19.9-27.4) 307 43.2 (37.0-49.5) 586 28.5 (24.3-33.0)
Kentucky 605 22.3 (17.7-27.8) 1097 20.0 (16.6-23.8) 506 36.3 (30.6-42.4) 1315 26.8 (23.2-30.8)
Louisiana 419 13.9 (10.3-18.3) 744 14.7 (12.2-17.6) 334 31.0 (25.7-36.9) 692 23.0 (19.7-26.7)
Maine 251 23.9 (18.6-30.1) 362 29.7 (24.7-35.1) 161 50.1 (41.5-58.6) 318 37.8 (31.9-44.0)
Maryland 424 26.1 (21.6-31.1) 635 23.7 (19.9-27.8) 289 46.4 (38.8-54.2) 478 33.6 (28.2-39.4)
Massachusetts 662 23.2 (19.6-27.3) 883 24.9 (21.6-28.4) 499 43.8 (38.5-49.2) 908 37.4 (33.3-41.6)
Michigan 607 19.0 (15.6-22.9) 855 22.4 (19.2-25.9) 435 43.4 (37.8-49.1) 740 33.2 (29.0-37.6)
Minnesota 479 31.4 (27.0-36.0) 590 31.5 (27.5-35.9) 305 53.9 (47.7-60.0) 640 46.3 (41.9-50.8)
Mississippi 373 19.7 (15.5-24.8) 607 15.8 (13.0-19.0) 248 28.9 (23.1-35.5) 647 27.4 (23.5-31.7)
Missouri 445 25.3 (20.0-31.6) 685 21.3 (17.3-25.8) 381 31.1 (25.4-37.5) 761 29.4 (24.9-34.3)
Montana 486 21.1 (15.9-27.4) 556 21.1 (17.0-25.7) 311 35.7 (28.9-43.2) 537 39.7 (34.1-45.6)
Nebraska 356 25.4 (20.8-30.7) 539 23.6 (19.8-27.9) 393 32.4 (27.4-37.7) 754 26.7 (23.0-30.7)
Nevada 400 16.9 (12.1-23.0) 366 11.8 (8.6-16.1) 266 32.9 (25.3-41.5) 337 34.2 (27.5-41.6)
New Hampshire 538 26.2 (22.1-30.6) 692 23.3 (20.0-26.9) 331 39.8 (34.0-45.8) 562 34.2 (29.9-38.9)
New Jersey 612 24.8 (18.1-32.9) 813 15.2 (10.5-21.5) 491 39.9 (31.6-48.9) 813 33.3 (26.8-40.4)
New Mexico 502 20.0 (16.3-24.3) 709 16.8 (13.8-20.2) 410 38.6 (33.2-44.3) 625 26.7 (22.4-31.6)
New York 399 23.2 (18.7-28.3) 575 23.6 (19.8-27.8) 289 43.3 (36.7-50.2) 532 28.0 (23.8-32.5)
North Carolina 618 22.9 (18.3-28.3) 948 25.3 (21.5-29.6) 485 40.4 (33.4-47.7) 944 34.0 (29.5-38.7)
North Dakota 325 18.7 (14.6-23.6) 375 25.9 (21.4-31.0) 206 46.5 (39.1-54.2) 439 37.7 (32.3-43.4)
Ohio 398 17.8 (13.9-22.4) 548 20.2 (16.7-24.3) 262 34.1 (27.6-41.3) 513 29.5 (24.7-34.9)
Oklahoma 709 23.1 (19.5-27.0) 1024 18.6 (16.2-21.3) 605 38.2 (34.0-42.6) 1083 25.7 (22.8-28.8)
Oregon 328 20.2 (15.8-25.3) 467 21.3 (17.6-25.6) 213 34.5 (27.7-41.9) 408 39.1 (33.8-44.7)
Pennsylvania 1351 22.6 (19.9-25.6) 1818 19.5 (17.3-22.0) 999 40.2(36.4-44.2) 1985 32.6 (29.9-35.5)
Rhode Island 330 25.1 (20.3-30.5) 500 25.7 (21.7-30.1) 273 48.4 (41.9-55.0) 477 37.9 (33.1-43.1)
South Carolina 460 19.9 (15.8-24.7) 666 22.6 (18.7-27.0) 319 42.6 (35.8-49.7) 583 36.1 (31.0-41.5)
South Dakota 462 23.7 (19.8-27.9) 634 22.7 (19.2-26.7) 415 35.2 (30.1-40.6) 775 26.5 (23.3-30.1)
Tennessee 302 28.7 (23.4-34.6) 462 23.3 (19.4-27.7) 249 38.1 (31.5-45.2) 423 30.3 (25.5-35.6)
Texas 489 20.6 (16.9-24.8) 772 19.4 (16.5-22.6) 359 31.9 (26.7-37.5) 672 27.1 (23.2-31.4)
Utah 409 17.2 (13.1-22.3) 449 22.8 (18.0-28.5) 285 41.9 (35.1-48.9) 403 27.8 (22.2-34.1)
Vermont 477 25.6 (21.6-30.1) 570 24.6 (21.0-28.6) 312 49.9 (43.8-56.1) 509 35.0 (30.4-39.9)
Virginia 422 25.9 (20.3-32.3) 606 21.4 (17.3-26.1) 292 33.9 (26.8-41.9) 513 32.5 (27.7-37.8)
Washington 478 23.5 (19.2-28.4) 679 24.5 (20.8-28.6) 324 36.5 (30.7-42.7) 597 36.4 (31.6-41.6)
West Virginia 336 21.7 (17.4-26.8) 504 17.1 (13.8-21.0) 276 35.7 (29.7-42.1) 570 24.4 (20.6-28.6)
Wisconsin 427 23.8 (19.5-28.7) 576 23.1 (19.4-27.3) 282 45.4 (38.6-52.4) 565 38.7 (33.9-43.6)
Wyoming 409 19.3 (15.5-23.9) 517 16.3 (13.2-20.0) 251 33.1 (27.0-39.8) 444 30.0 (25.5-34.9)
 
Lowest   13.9   11.8   25.8   23.0 
Highest   31.4   31.5   53.9   46.3
Mediang   22.8   22.1   38.2   32.9
a

Men aged 50–64 were up-to-date for preventive services if they met screening recommendations for colorectal cancer and had an influenza vaccination in the past year.

b

Women aged 50–64 were up-to-date for preventive services if they met screening recommendations for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, and had an influenza vaccination in the past year.

c

Men aged ≥65 were up-to-date for preventive services if they met screening recommendations for colorectal cancer, had an influenza vaccination in the past year, and had ever had a pneumococcal vaccination.

d

Women aged ≥65 were up-to-date for preventive services if they met screening recommendations for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer, had an influenza vaccination in the past year, and had ever had a pneumococcal vaccination.

e

CI indicates confidence interval.

f

Illinois data are not included because the state used a split sample for some preventive services questions.

g

Median represents the median value among the 49 states and the District of Columbia.