Men and women age 50 and over who report they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (all races) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 22.1 | 0.5 | 22.6 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 0.6 | 22.3 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 1.3 | |
| Age (not age adjusted) | 50-64 | 19.6 | 0.6 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 20.1 | 0.7 | 21.7 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 1.6 |
| 65 and over | 25.2 | 0.7 | 25.5 | 0.7 | 25.9 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 2.0 | 19.2 | 2.2 | |
| Gender | Female | 21.7 | 0.6 | 22.2 | 0.6 | 22.3 | 0.7 | 21.1 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 1.6 |
| Male | 22.8 | 0.8 | 23.3 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 0.9 | 24.1 | 2.3 | 15.9 | 2.2 | |
| Health insuranceb, age 50-64 | Private | 21.2 | 0.7 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 21.3 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 2.2 | 16.6 | 2.7 |
| Public | 21.4 | 1.6 | 22.5 | 1.8 | 22.9 | 2.2 | 23.8 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 3.2 | |
| Uninsured | 7.3 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 2.8 | * | * | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare and private | 26.3 | 0.9 | 26.5 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 1.0 | 27.5 | 3.2 | 16.3 | 4.2 |
| Medicare and public | 25.5 | 1.9 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 30.0 | 2.6 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 15.8 | 3.4 | |
| Medicare only | 22.7 | 1.4 | 22.4 | 1.4 | 22.9 | 1.6 | 21.1 | 3.3 | 24.9 | 4.0 | |
| Family incomec | Negative or poor | 14.8 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 18.6 | 2.7 | 13.3 | 2.4 |
| Near poor/low | 17.4 | 1.1 | 18.1 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 1.3 | 22.8 | 3.0 | 13.1 | 2.4 | |
| Middle | 22.9 | 1.0 | 23.1 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 1.1 | 27.6 | 3.4 | 19.7 | 3.9 | |
| High | 27.4 | 1.1 | 27.6 | 1.1 | 27.6 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 4.3 | |
| Education | Less than high school | 15.4 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 2.0 | 13.9 | 1.7 |
| High school graduate | 21.3 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 0.9 | 21.5 | 0.9 | 25.4 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 2.6 | |
| At least some college | 26.2 | 0.7 | 26.4 | 0.8 | 26.4 | 0.8 | 27.4 | 2.4 | 21.5 | 3.2 | |
| Residence location | Urban | 22.7 | 0.6 | 23.4 | 0.6 | 23.5 | 0.7 | 23.8 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 1.4 |
| Rural | 20.6 | 0.9 | 20.7 | 0.9 | 21.1 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 3.1 | * | * | |
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 or 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.