Table 1.6a Percent of men and women age 50 and over who report they ever had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or proctoscopy,a United States, 2000 and 2005 |
Population group |
2005 |
2000 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
49.8 |
0.6 |
39.0 |
0.5 |
Age, not age adjusted |
50-64 |
43.4 |
0.7 |
32.9 |
0.7 |
65 and over |
57.3 |
0.8 |
46.2 |
0.8 |
Race |
AI/AN only |
32.3 |
9.0 |
37.2 |
7.4 |
Asian only |
34.2 |
3.1 |
24.9 |
3.5 |
NHOPI only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Black only |
42.6 |
1.6 |
32.7 |
1.5 |
White only |
51.2 |
0.6 |
40.1 |
0.6 |
Multiple races |
47.9 |
4.8 |
47.3 |
6.6 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
32.3 |
1.8 |
27.9 |
1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
51.1 |
0.6 |
39.7 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
42.4 |
1.6 |
32.9 |
1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
52.9 |
0.6 |
40.8 |
0.6 |
Gender |
Male |
51.2 |
0.8 |
41.9 |
0.8 |
Female |
48.7 |
0.7 |
36.7 |
0.7 |
Health insurance,b ages 50-64, not age adjusted |
Private |
47.5 |
0.8 |
35.0 |
0.8 |
Public only |
41.8 |
1.9 |
32.8 |
2.0 |
Uninsured |
20.7 |
1.6 |
18.0 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted |
Medicare and private |
62.7 |
1.0 |
50.7 |
1.0 |
Medicare and public |
52.9 |
2.2 |
35.7 |
2.3 |
Medicare only |
48.4 |
1.5 |
38.4 |
1.5 |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
35.6 |
1.5 |
29.4 |
1.5 |
Near poor/low |
41.7 |
1.3 |
34.3 |
1.3 |
Middle |
48.2 |
1.1 |
37.5 |
1.0 |
High |
58.4 |
1.0 |
45.8 |
0.9 |
Education |
Less than high school |
37.7 |
1.2 |
29.3 |
0.9 |
High school graduate |
46.3 |
1.0 |
37.0 |
0.9 |
At least some college |
57.2 |
0.7 |
46.1 |
0.9 |
Residence locationd |
Large central metro |
46.4 |
1.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
Large fringe metro |
56.0 |
1.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
Medium metro |
48.7 |
1.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
Small metro |
52.6 |
1.9 |
DNA |
DNA |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
48.9 |
1.9 |
DNA |
DNA |
Noncore (nonmetro) |
43.5 |
1.9 |
DNA |
DNA |
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 National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
DSU - 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.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.