Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006 |
C20Q03 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 and older. |
Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | N | |
Age Group: | 39.2 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 662 |
50-54 | ||||
55-64 | 55.0 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 1,168 |
65-74 | 67.0 | 32.2 | 0.8 | 851 |
75 + | 64.9 | 34.0 | 1.1 | 709 |
Unk/Ref | 28.3 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 58 |
Sex: | 53.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 1,209 |
Male | ||||
Female | 57.1 | 42.5 | 0.4 | 2,239 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 56.3 | 43.1 | 0.6 | 2,961 |
White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
Black, Non-Hispanic | 51.2 | 48.0 | 0.8 | 272 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | 51.2 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 108 |
Hispanic | 33.2 | 62.3 | 4.5 | 55 |
Unk/Ref | 61.5 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 52 |
Income Group: | 50.5 | 48.0 | 1.5 | 364 |
< $15,000 | ||||
$15-$24,999 | 53.2 | 46.0 | 0.8 | 668 |
$25-$49,999 | 55.3 | 43.4 | 1.3 | 912 |
$50-$74,999 | 55.6 | 44.0 | 0.4 | 407 |
>=$75,000 | 57.2 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 475 |
Unk/Ref | 58.5 | 40.9 | 0.6 | 622 |
Education Level: | 52.6 | 46.5 | 0.8 | 370 |
< H S Graduate | ||||
H S Graduate/GED | 52.3 | 46.4 | 1.3 | 1,445 |
Some college/Tech school | 58.0 | 41.6 | 0.3 | 780 |
College Graduate | 59.9 | 39.9 | 0.2 | 848 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
Marital Status: | 57.3 | 42.0 | 0.7 | 1,769 |
Married | ||||
Unmarried | 52.6 | 46.5 | 0.9 | 1,652 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 27 |
Employment Status: | 46.3 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 1,398 |
Employed | ||||
Not employed | 56.3 | 43.7 | 0.0 | 99 |
Student/Homemaker | 51.9 | 47.0 | 1.1 | 290 |
Retired/Unable to work | 64.9 | 34.3 | 0.8 | 1,648 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 13 |
Grand Totals | 55.5 | 43.8 | 0.8 | 3,448 |
SOURCE: 2006 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. |