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

Total
With diabetes
Without diabetes

Total

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		12,325	78,263	49.1	0.6
Age	50-64	6,821	46,456	43.4	0.7
	65-74	2,817	16,970	58.1	1.1
	75 and over	2,687	14,837	56.5	1.2
Gender	Male	5,253	36,294	49.8	0.8
	Female	7,072	41,969	48.4	0.8
Race	White only	10,321	67,559	50.6	0.6
	Black only	1,523	7,346	41.6	1.6
	Other	481	3,358	35.4	2.6
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,306	5,765	30.8	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, all races	11,019	72,498	50.5	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	9,128	62,427	52.3	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	1,523	7,321	41.5	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, Other	368	2,750	33.3	2.9
Health insurance, ages 50-64	Private	4,880	35,320	47.5	0.8
	Public	947	5,276	41.9	1.7
	Uninsured	994	5,860	20.7	1.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	3,143	19,115	62.7	1.0
	Medicare and public	795	3,926	52.9	2.2
	Medicare only	1,566	8,765	47.6	1.6
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	1,475	6,789	36.0	1.5
	Near poor/low	2,741	15,095	43.2	1.2
	Middle	3,825	24,651	48.1	1.0
	High	4,284	31,727	55.5	0.9
Educationc	Less than high school	2,595	14,213	39.7	1.2
	High school graduate	3,763	24,674	45.9	1.1
	At least some college	5,847	38,571	54.8	0.7

 

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With diabetes

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
Gender	Male	821	5,374	54.2	2.0
	Female	1,031	5,733	48.5	1.8
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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Without diabetes

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		10,473	67,155	48.7	0.7
Age	50-64	5,929	40,721	43.1	0.8
	65-74	2,273	13,805	58.1	1.3
	75 and over	2,271	12,629	56.4	1.3
Gender	Male	4,432	30,919	49.1	0.9
	Female	6,041	36,236	48.4	0.8
Race	White only	8,897	58,604	50.3	0.7
	Black only	1,180	5,711	39.4	1.8
	Other	396	2,840	34.9	2.8
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,027	4,597	29.0	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, all races	9,446	62,558	50.2	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	7,957	54,512	52.0	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	1,179	5,690	39.4	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, Other	310	2,356	32.6	3.0
Health insurance, ages 50-64	Private	4,346	31,602	47.1	0.9
	Public	708	4,006	41.0	2.0
	Uninsured	875	5,113	20.0	1.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	2,639	16,083	63.0	1.1
	Medicare and public	600	2,997	53.1	2.4
	Medicare only	1,305	7,355	46.6	1.7
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	1,173	5,508	34.1	1.7
	Near poor/low	2,191	12,200	42.4	1.3
	Middle	3,254	20,980	47.8	1.0
	High	3,855	28,466	54.9	1.0
Educationc	Less than high school	2,033	11,244	39.2	1.4
	High school graduate	3,194	21,091	45.5	1.2
	At least some college	5,136	34,074	54.1	0.8

^a Adults with DIBEV=1 are defined as with diabetes.  Without diabetes includes all other adults..
^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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