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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, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 22.1 0.5 22.1 0.5 22.3 1.3 18.3 3.0 * * * * 28.9 5.5
Age, not age adjusted 50-64 19.6 0.6 19.4 0.7 21.5 1.6 14.5 3.5 * * * * 29.3 6.9
65 and over 25.2 0.7 25.4 0.8 23.3 2.0 22.7 5.2 * * * * * *
Gender Female 21.7 0.6 21.6 0.7 21.3 1.5 22.6 4.4 * * * * 25.3 6.8
Male 22.8 0.8 22.8 0.8 23.8 2.2 12.1 3.4 * * * * * *
Health insurance,b age 50-64, not age adjusted Private 21.2 0.7 21.0 0.8 23.1 2.1 16.7 4.3 * * * * * *
Public 21.4 1.6 21.0 1.9 24.0 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 7.3 1.0 6.7 1.0 10.0 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted Medicare and
private		 26.3 0.9 26.1 1.0 27.5 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and
public		 25.5 1.9 27.2 2.2 21.9 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare only 22.7 1.4 23.0 1.5 21.3 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 15.0 1.2 13.8 1.4 17.7 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 17.5 0.9 16.7 1.0 22.0 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 22.3 0.8 22.4 0.9 23.8 2.8 * * * * * * * *
High 26.2 0.9 26.2 1.0 24.3 3.4 23.1 5.5 * * * * * *
Education Less than high school 15.4 0.9 14.9 0.9 16.0 1.9 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 21.3 0.8 21.1 0.9 25.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 26.2 0.7 26.3 0.8 27.4 2.4 17.5 3.6 * * * * * *
Residence location Urban 22.7 0.6 22.6 0.6 23.7 1.4 18.5 3.1 * * * * 29.0 6.1
Rural 20.6 0.9 20.9 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/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.

* 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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