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COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING MODULE

R2: At Risk For Never Having Sigmoidoscopy Or Colonoscopy

Respondent Who Have Never Had A Sigmoidoscopy Or Colonoscopy Among Respondents Age 50 And Older, 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with no
 sigmoid or
colonoscopy

Percent of
 respondents
 with no
 sigmoid or
 colonoscopy

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

1467

683

46.1

43.3-48.8

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
50 – 54

323

198

60.3

54.5-66.1

55 – 64

454

235

52.3

47.4-57.2

65+

690

250

35.7

31.8-39.6

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

610

295

46.9

42.7-51.1

Female

857

388

45.4

41.8-49.0

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

1387

642

45.7

42.9-48.5

Amer. Indian

24

15

58.6

34.6-82.5

Other

35

12

38.5

19.9-57.0

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

207

85

40.9

33.3-48.4

H.S. Grad

473

243

51.3

46.4-56.1

Some College

429

193

45.5

40.4-50.6

College Grad

355

160

43.3

37.7-48.8

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

150

71

47.7

38.7-56.6

$15,000 – 24,999

263

123

44.3

37.8-50.8

$25,000 – 49,999

468

207

43.2

38.4-48.0

$50,000 – 74,999

191

95

49.6

42.0-57.2

$75,000+

160

73

44.7

36.5-52.9

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

859

401

46.0

42.5-49.5

Divorced

183

90

48.9

40.8-56.9

Widowed

332

144

43.5

37.7-49.3

Separated

10

5

47.5

8.6-86.5

Never Married

76

38

48.5

35.6-61.3

Member of Unmarried Couple

6

4

69.9

1.2-100

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

726

388

52.7

48.8-56.6

Not Employed

31

23

79.7

65.6-93.7

Student/Homeworker

106

55

50.4

39.9-60.9

Retired/Unable to Work

598

212

35.0

30.9-39.2

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

1359

604

43.9

41.0-46.7

Don’t Have Coverage

103

75

72.7

63.0-82.4

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
Personal Provider 
Yes, only one

1115

479

42.1

39.0-45.2

More than one

156

60

40.1

31.9-48.3

No

189

141

74.7

67.9-81.4

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

959

435

44.9

41.5-48.3

No

438

210

47.9

42.8-52.9

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

355

146

40.5

34.9-46.0

No

1095

528

47.8

44.6-51.0


Respondent Who Have Never Had A Sigmoidoscopy Or Colonoscopy Among Respondents Age 50 And Older, 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# With No
Sigmoidoscopy
or
Colonoscopy

Percent of
 respondents
 with no
 Sigmoid or
 Colonoscopy

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

5367

2743

51.6

50.1-53.1

 
Race
White

5218

2656

51.3

49.8-52.8

Amer. Indian

92

57

61.8

50.3-73.3

Other

37

20

58.2

41.0-75.4


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For Never Having Sigmoidoscopy Or Colonoscopy: Respondents who have never had a sigmoidoscopy or a cololoscopy among respondents age 50+
Denominator: Respondents age 50 and older

 

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