2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.7a

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Table 1.7a
Percent of men and women age 50 and over who report they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 years,^a United States, 2000 and 2005

Population group		2005		2000
Population group		Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		17.1	0.4	24.0	0.5
Age, not age adjusted	50-64	15.1	0.5	21.9	0.6
Age, not age adjusted	65 and over	19.4	0.6	26.6	0.8
Race	AI/AN only	DSU	DSU	25.8	6.9
	Asian only	12.9	2.3	24.4	3.6
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Black only	15.7	1.2	20.5	1.3
	White only	17.4	0.5	24.6	0.5
	Multiple races	17.5	4.3	20.4	5.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	12.1	1.3	13.5	1.2
	Non-Hispanic, all races	17.5	0.4	24.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	15.7	1.2	20.4	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	17.9	0.5	25.2	0.6
Gender	Male	17.3	0.6	23.2	0.8
Gender	Female	17.0	0.5	24.9	0.6
Health insurance,^b ages 50-64, not age adjusted	Private	16.1	0.6	23.7	0.7
	Public only	18.0	1.5	22.6	2.0
	Uninsured	6.7	0.9	9.2	1.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted	Medicare and private	20.8	0.8	28.5	1.0
	Medicare and public	20.8	1.7	20.7	2.0
	Medicare only	16.2	1.2	23.4	1.3
Family income^c	Negative/poor	11.3	1.1	15.6	1.3
	Near poor/low	15.4	0.9	20.3	1.1
	Middle	18.0	0.8	23.5	0.9
	High	18.7	0.7	29.0	1.0
Education	Less than high school	12.4	0.8	16.6	0.8
	High school graduate	16.5	0.7	22.9	0.8
	At least some college	19.9	0.6	29.1	0.8
Residence location^d	Large central metro	16.4	0.8	DNA	DNA
	Large fringe metro	16.4	0.8	DNA	DNA
	Medium metro	19.5	0.9	DNA	DNA
	Small metro	17.5	1.3	DNA	DNA
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	16.4	1.4	DNA	DNA
	Noncore (nonmetro)	15.0	1.3	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.