% change columns
\setuppagenumbering[state=stop, way=bytext]
\enableregime[utf]
\starttext


%needed to get color
\setupcolors[state=start]
% change color of all even columns to red
%\setupTABLE[c][even][background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

% change color of all odd columns to red
%\setupTABLE[c][odd][background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

% change color of the third column to red
%\setupTABLE[c][3][background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

% change color of the first and third column to red
\setupTABLE[c][1,3][background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

% change color of the first column to red
%\setupTABLE[c][first][background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

% change color of the last column to red
%\setupTABLE[c][last][background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

\bTABLE
\bTR \bTD State \eTD \bTD3-year average(2001-2003) \eTD \bTD2-year average(2001-2002) \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD Alabama \eTD \bTD 13.3 \eTD \bTD 13.5 \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD Alaska \eTD \bTD 17.8 \eTD \bTD 18.8 \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD Arizona \eTD \bTD 17.3 \eTD \bTD 16.9 \eTD \eTR
\eTABLE

\stoptext

