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Table 7a
Men and women age 50 and over who reported they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 years,a by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   17.1 0.4 17.4 0.5 15.7 1.2 12.9 2.3 * * * * 17.5 4.3
Age, not age adjusted 50-64 15.1 0.5 15.5 0.6 14.2 1.4 7.9 2.2 * * * * * *
65 and over 19.4 0.6 19.6 0.7 17.4 1.8 18.9 4.3 * * * * * *
Gender Male 17.3 0.6 17.8 0.7 15.4 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Female 17.0 0.5 17.2 0.6 15.9 1.5 16.1 3.4 * * * * * *
Health insurance,b ages 50-64, not age adjusted Private 16.1 0.6 16.5 0.7 15.2 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Public 18.0 1.5 19.1 1.7 15.2 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 6.7 0.9 6.0 1.0 10.1 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted Medicare and private 20.8 0.8 21.0 0.9 17.8 3.2 23.7 6.6 * * * * * *
Medicare and public 20.8 1.7 20.5 1.9 20.4 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare only 16.2 1.2 16.3 1.3 15.7 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 11.3 1.1 9.9 1.1 14.9 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 15.4 0.9 15.2 1.0 16.4 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 18.0 0.8 18.9 0.9 13.3 2.6 * * * * * * * *
High 18.7 0.7 18.8 0.8 18.2 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Education Less than high school 12.4 0.8 12.3 0.9 13.4 1.8 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 16.5 0.7 16.5 0.7 16.6 2.2 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 19.9 0.6 20.4 0.7 17.0 2.0 13.8 3.1 * * * * * *
Residence locationd Large central metro 16.4 0.8 16.3 1.0 17.3 1.9 13.0 3.2 * * * * * *
Large fringe metro 16.4 0.8 16.8 0.9 14.5 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Medium metro 19.5 0.9 19.9 1.0 15.7 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Small metro 17.5 1.3 17.7 1.4 15.8 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 16.4 1.4 16.9 1.6 12.3 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Noncore (nonmetro) 15.0 1.3 15.4 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *

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 the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

 
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