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 |
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 |
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 |
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 incomec |
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 locationd |
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.