Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2010 |
C20.03 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? (HADSIGM3) |
Denominator is all respondents aged 50 years and older. |
Categories | Yes |
No |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
% | % | N | |
Age Group: | 45.8 | 54.2 | 976 |
50-54 | |||
55-64 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 2,328 |
65-74 | 73.1 | 26.9 | 1,811 |
75 + | 69.2 | 30.8 | 1,466 |
Unk/Ref | 51.0 | 49.0 | 85 |
Sex: | 60.6 | 39.4 | 2,441 |
Male | |||
Female | 64.5 | 35.5 | 4,225 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 63.4 | 36.6 | 5,582 |
White, Non-Hispanic | |||
Black, Non-Hispanic | 64.2 | 35.8 | 732 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | 47.3 | 52.7 | 124 |
Hispanic | 51.5 | 48.5 | 103 |
Unk/Ref | 52.0 | 48.0 | 125 |
Income Group: | 50.1 | 49.9 | 723 |
< $15,000 | |||
$15-$24,999 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 1,267 |
$25-$49,999 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 1,737 |
$50-$74,999 | 68.0 | 32.0 | 797 |
>=$75,000 | 68.1 | 31.9 | 986 |
Unk/Ref | 61.5 | 38.5 | 1,156 |
Education Level: | 49.6 | 50.4 | 676 |
< H S Graduate | |||
H S Graduate/GED | 59.9 | 40.1 | 2,701 |
Some college/Tech school | 63.7 | 36.3 | 1,608 |
College graduate | 70.2 | 29.8 | 1,664 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 17 |
Marital Status: | 64.0 | 36.0 | 3,483 |
Married | |||
Unmarried | 59.8 | 40.2 | 3,138 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 45 |
Employment Status: | 58.3 | 41.7 | 2,341 |
Employed | |||
Not employed | 40.4 | 59.6 | 307 |
Student/Homemaker | 60.1 | 39.9 | 537 |
Retired/Unable to work | 69.6 | 30.4 | 3,443 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 38 |
Grand Totals | 62.6 | 37.4 | 6,666 |
SOURCE: 2010 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. |
Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses |