Table 1_3_1.2a
Adults age 50 and over who reported they ever had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or proctoscopy, or 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 |
55.5 |
0.6 |
56.8 |
0.6 |
48.6 |
1.6 |
42.4 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
38.1 |
9.3 |
55.8 |
5.1 |
Age, not age adjusted |
50–64 |
49.2 |
0.7 |
50.4 |
0.8 |
43.5 |
1.9 |
37.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
43.8 |
10.5 |
39.0 |
6.6 |
65 and over |
63.1 |
0.8 |
64.3 |
0.8 |
54.6 |
2.6 |
48.4 |
6.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
56.6 |
0.8 |
58.2 |
0.8 |
46.9 |
2.4 |
42.8 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
51.5 |
7.7 |
Female |
54.8 |
0.7 |
55.8 |
0.8 |
49.9 |
2.1 |
42.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
59.9 |
6.2 |
Health insurance,b ages 50–64, not age adjusted |
Private |
53.4 |
0.8 |
54.5 |
0.9 |
47.4 |
2.6 |
37.9 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public |
48.8 |
1.9 |
48.7 |
2.3 |
48.1 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
24.1 |
1.7 |
24.1 |
1.9 |
25.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted |
Medicare and private |
68.2 |
1.0 |
68.5 |
1.0 |
63.7 |
4.0 |
68.4 |
8.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and public |
60.2 |
2.1 |
62.6 |
2.4 |
52.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare only |
54.1 |
1.5 |
55.3 |
1.7 |
49.0 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
40.5 |
1.5 |
40.6 |
1.8 |
39.3 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
48.0 |
1.3 |
48.7 |
1.5 |
45.6 |
3.6 |
37.2 |
8.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
54.3 |
1.1 |
55.6 |
1.2 |
49.2 |
3.6 |
33.0 |
6.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
63.7 |
0.9 |
64.0 |
1.0 |
63.8 |
4.1 |
56.6 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Education |
Less than high school |
42.4 |
1.2 |
43.1 |
1.4 |
39.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
52.7 |
0.9 |
53.6 |
1.0 |
49.1 |
2.8 |
35.8 |
8.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
62.9 |
0.7 |
63.8 |
0.7 |
57.8 |
2.6 |
48.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
64.9 |
6.0 |
Residence locationd |
Large central metro |
51.9 |
1.1 |
53.1 |
1.3 |
49.7 |
2.4 |
40.2 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large fringe metro |
60.2 |
1.1 |
60.9 |
1.2 |
59.8 |
3.8 |
49.3 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
56.0 |
1.2 |
57.6 |
1.2 |
41.6 |
3.5 |
42.4 |
9.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
59.4 |
1.6 |
60.2 |
1.8 |
52.6 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
54.3 |
1.9 |
55.2 |
1.9 |
41.5 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore (nonmetro) |
49.1 |
2.0 |
50.0 |
1.9 |
39.9 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.