Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
M15.03 Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the colon for signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams? |
Denominator is respondents aged 50+ years. |
Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | N | |
Age Group: | 36.3 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 584 |
50-54 | ||||
55-64 | 54.7 | 44.9 | 0.4 | 895 |
65-74 | 65.5 | 33.9 | 0.6 | 657 |
75 + | 64.6 | 34.8 | 0.6 | 489 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 40 |
Sex: | 57.0 | 42.5 | 0.5 | 950 |
Male | ||||
Female | 52.8 | 46.7 | 0.5 | 1,715 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 55.0 | 44.6 | 0.4 | 2,434 |
White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
Black, Non-Hispanic | 54.0 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 103 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | 56.6 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 64 |
Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 42 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
Income Group: | 48.2 | 51.2 | 0.5 | 295 |
< $15,000 | ||||
$15-$24,999 | 54.8 | 44.4 | 0.8 | 481 |
$25-$49,999 | 54.1 | 45.7 | 0.2 | 704 |
$50-$74,999 | 54.1 | 45.2 | 0.7 | 352 |
>=$75,000 | 58.6 | 41.3 | 0.1 | 387 |
Unk/Ref | 55.6 | 43.5 | 0.9 | 446 |
Education Level: | 50.3 | 48.6 | 1.0 | 283 |
< H S Graduate | ||||
H S Graduate/GED | 51.9 | 47.6 | 0.6 | 1,083 |
Some college/Tech school | 53.6 | 46.0 | 0.4 | 647 |
College graduate | 62.1 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 646 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
Marital Status: | 55.2 | 44.3 | 0.5 | 1,496 |
Married | ||||
Unmarried | 53.5 | 46.0 | 0.5 | 1,159 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
Employment Status: | 46.9 | 52.7 | 0.4 | 1,149 |
Employed | ||||
Not employed | *** | *** | *** | 48 |
Student/Homemaker | 44.3 | 55.1 | 0.5 | 263 |
Retired/Unable to work | 64.8 | 34.6 | 0.6 | 1,198 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
Grand Totals | 54.7 | 44.8 | 0.5 | 2,665 |
SOURCE: 2005 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data |
NOTE: Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers. |
***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. |