Table 1.5 Percent of men and women age 50 and over who report they ever had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or proctoscopy, or received a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 years,a United States, 2000 and 2005 |
Population group |
2005 |
2000 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
55.5 |
0.6 |
49.8 |
0.6 |
Age, not age adjusted |
50-64 |
49.2 |
0.7 |
43.8 |
0.7 |
65 and over |
63.1 |
0.8 |
56.8 |
0.8 |
Race |
AI/AN only |
38.1 |
9.3 |
48.7 |
8.0 |
Asian only |
42.4 |
3.8 |
42.1 |
3.9 |
NHOPI only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Black only |
48.6 |
1.6 |
43.8 |
1.6 |
White only |
56.8 |
0.6 |
50.8 |
0.6 |
Multiple races |
55.8 |
5.1 |
53.7 |
7.0 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
37.3 |
1.8 |
34.8 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
57.0 |
0.6 |
50.7 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
48.5 |
1.6 |
43.7 |
1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
58.5 |
0.6 |
51.7 |
0.6 |
Gender |
Male |
56.6 |
0.8 |
50.8 |
0.8 |
Female |
54.8 |
0.7 |
49.1 |
0.7 |
Health insurance,b ages 50-64, not age adjusted |
Private |
53.4 |
0.8 |
46.7 |
0.8 |
Public only |
48.8 |
1.9 |
44.2 |
2.2 |
Uninsured |
24.1 |
1.7 |
23.5 |
1.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted |
Medicare and private |
68.2 |
1.0 |
61.1 |
1.0 |
Medicare and public |
60.2 |
2.1 |
46.2 |
2.4 |
Medicare only |
54.1 |
1.5 |
49.3 |
1.5 |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
40.5 |
1.5 |
38.6 |
1.6 |
Near poor/low |
48.0 |
1.3 |
43.7 |
1.3 |
Middle |
54.3 |
1.1 |
48.5 |
1.0 |
High |
63.7 |
0.9 |
57.1 |
0.9 |
Education |
Less than high school |
42.4 |
1.2 |
38.0 |
1.0 |
High school graduate |
52.7 |
0.9 |
48.2 |
1.0 |
At least some college |
62.9 |
0.7 |
57.0 |
0.8 |
Residence locationd |
Large central metro |
51.9 |
1.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
Large fringe metro |
60.2 |
1.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
Medium metro |
56.0 |
1.2 |
DNA |
DNA |
Small metro |
59.4 |
1.6 |
DNA |
DNA |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
54.3 |
1.9 |
DNA |
DNA |
Noncore (nonmetro) |
49.1 |
2.0 |
DNA |
DNA |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.
d For more information, see National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.