Composite measure: Adults age 50 and over who received colorectal cancer screening (colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, or (in the last 2 years) fecal occult blood test [FOBT]).
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010.
Tables
1_3_1.2 Men and women age 50 and over who reported they ever had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or proctoscopy, or had a fecal occult blood test within the last 2 years, United States, 2005, by:
Race.
Ethnicity.
Family income.
Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population age 50 and over.
Numerator
Number of adults age 50 and over who report receiving a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, or fecal occult blood test.
Comments
Data are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
This measure is based on two Healthy People 2010 measures, referred to as 3-12a and 3-12b in Healthy People 2010 documentation.
This measure and its tables are also presented in other relevant sections of the National Healthcare Disparities Report.
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
Tables
6_3_2.3 Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have, United States, 2005, by:
Race.
Ethnicity.
Family income.
Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
Denominator
Children ages 2-17, excluding nonrespondents to the question, “Has a doctor or other health provider ever given advice about amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies (person) should have?”
Numerator
Children ages 2-17 for whom a doctor or other health provider had ever given advice about amount and kind of physical activity.
Comments
This measure and its tables are also presented in other relevant sections of the National Healthcare Disparities Report.