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Table 4b: Men and women age 50 and over who report they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

          Non-Hispanic
  Total Hispanic* Total** Black or African American White
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 33.3 0.5 21.1 1.4 34.2 0.6 30.8 1.4 34.5 0.6
                     
Age (not age adjusted)                    
    50-64 31.1 0.7 19.8 1.8 32.1 0.7 28.9 1.9 32.3 0.8
    65 and over 35.9 0.9 22.6 2.1 36.8 0.9 33.1 2.5 37.1 1.0
                     
Gender                    
    Female 34.3 0.7 22.0 1.9 35.1 0.7 31.4 1.9 35.8 0.8
    Male 32.4 0.8 20.3 2.1 33.3 0.9 30.0 2.3 33.2 0.9
                     
Health insurance (not age adjusted)                    
    Persons under age 65 33.2 0.7 23.8 2.4 33.8 0.7 30.9 2.0 33.8 0.8
      Private 33.1 0.7 23.7 2.9 33.7 0.8 32.7 2.3 33.6 0.8
      Public 33.7 2.2 24.4 3.8 34.8 2.4 24.9 4.2 35.9 2.9
      Uninsured 15.5 1.4 10.9 2.8 16.6 1.7 18.1 4.0 16.4 1.9
    Persons age 65 and over 35.9 0.9 22.6 2.1 36.8 0.9 33.1 2.5 37.1 1.0
      Medicare and any private 38.1 1.1 23.3 4.6 38.5 1.1 38.2 3.9 38.4 1.2
      Medicare and any public 33.6 2.4 22.6 4.1 36.1 2.7 34.2 5.2 37.6 3.4
      Medicare only 31.1 1.4 23.6 3.4 31.9 1.5 27.2 3.0 32.4 1.8
                     
Family income                    
    < 100% of poverty level 24.6 1.6 15.5 2.2 26.4 1.9 25.7 3.6 27.0 2.3
    100-199% of poverty level 29.5 1.4 18.5 2.7 31.0 1.5 27.8 3.4 31.1 1.7
    200-399% of poverty level 33.7 1.1 28.3 4.3 34.1 1.1 32.2 3.7 34.2 1.2
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 40.5 1.1 25.2 3.9 41.1 1.1 44.5 5.2 40.9 1.2
                     
Education (age 25 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 25.5 1.0 17.4 1.7 27.2 1.1 30.5 2.2 26.5 1.3
    High school graduate 32.0 1.0 26.3 3.8 32.3 1.0 27.7 2.8 32.3 1.1
    At least some college 38.5 0.8 24.3 3.3 39.1 0.8 33.3 2.7 39.4 0.9
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban (MSA) 34.1 0.6 20.5 1.5 35.4 0.7 33.2 1.7 35.5 0.8
    Rural (Non-MSA) 31.5 0.9 26.6 5.4 31.6 0.9 18.6 2.9 32.3 1.0
                     

aMeasure is age adjusted.

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

Key: SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

 
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