Table 21b. Adults age 50 and over with diabetes who reported they had ever received a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or proctoscopy, by gender, United States, 2005a

Total
Women
Men

Total

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,852	11,107	51.3	1.3
Age	50-64	892	5,734	45.6	1.9
	65-74	544	3,165	57.8	2.5
	75 and over	416	2,208	56.7	2.8
Race	White only	1,424	8,954	52.4	1.5
	Black only	343	1,635	49.2	2.7
	Other	85	518	38.5	6.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	279	1,167	37.8	3.3
	Non-Hispanic, all races	1,573	9,940	52.9	1.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	1,171	7,915	54.5	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	344	1,631	48.9	2.7
	Non-Hispanic, Other	58	394	37.7	7.7
Health insurance, ages 50-64	Private	534	3,718	50.2	2.4
	Public	239	1,269	44.5	3.8
	Uninsured	119	747	25.1	5.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	504	3,033	60.9	2.5
	Medicare and public	195	930	52.5	4.3
	Medicare only	261	1,411	52.8	3.8
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	302	1,281	44.0	3.3
	Near poor/low	550	2,895	46.3	2.5
	Middle	571	3,671	49.8	2.5
	High	429	3,261	60.4	2.7
Educationc	Less than high school	562	2,970	41.4	2.5
	High school graduate	569	3,583	48.4	2.6
	At least some college	711	4,497	60.4	2.1

 

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Women

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,031	5,733	48.5	1.8
Age	50-64	487	2,898	45.1	2.8
	65-74	292	1,597	53.8	3.5
	75 and over	252	1,239	49.9	3.8
Race	White only	777	4,510	48.3	2.2
	Black only	210	992	50.1	3.7
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	171	661	35.6	5.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	860	5,072	50.2	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	618	3,896	50.5	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	212	999	50.0	3.7
	Non-Hispanic, Other	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 50-64	Private	275	1,770	53.1	3.6
	Public	137	685	39.5	4.9
	Uninsured	75	443	21.7	5.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	268	1,476	53.1	3.5
	Medicare and public	116	522	49.4	5.6
	Medicare only	160	838	52.0	5.2
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	213	870	44.3	4.2
	Near poor/low	348	1,767	42.1	2.8
	Middle	287	1,758	49.1	3.3
	High	183	1,338	59.1	4.2
Educationc	Less than high school	351	1,736	39.3	2.9
	High school graduate	325	1,961	45.3	3.5
	At least some college	351	2,019	60.0	3.0

 

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Men

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		821	5,374	54.2	2.0
Age	50-64	405	2,837	46.2	2.8
	65-74	252	1,568	61.9	3.5
	75 and over	164	970	65.3	4.0
Race	White only	647	4,444	56.6	2.2
	Black only	133	643	47.9	5.2
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	108	506	40.7	5.7
	Non-Hispanic, all races	713	4,868	55.7	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	553	4,019	58.3	2.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	132	633	47.1	5.3
	Non-Hispanic, Other	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 50-64	Private	259	1,948	47.5	3.5
	Public	102	584	50.4	5.3
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	236	1,557	68.3	3.4
	Medicare and public	79	408	56.4	6.7
	Medicare only	101	573	54.0	5.6
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	89	410	43.4	5.9
	Near poor/low	202	1,127	52.8	4.0
	Middle	284	1,913	50.4	3.4
	High	246	1,923	61.2	3.7
Educationc	Less than high school	211	1,234	44.3	4.2
	High school graduate	244	1,622	52.1	3.7
	At least some college	360	2,477	60.8	2.8

^a Adults with DIBEV=1 are defined as with diabetes.
^b 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.
^c Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source:  for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey. 

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