Table 5b
Men and women age 50 and over who report they ever had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or proctoscopya, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
43.5 |
0.6 |
44.4 |
0.6 |
45.6 |
0.6 |
38.1 |
1.5 |
30.4 |
1.6 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
50-64 |
37.5 |
0.7 |
38.5 |
0.8 |
39.8 |
0.8 |
33.2 |
1.9 |
25.2 |
1.9 |
| 65 and over |
50.6 |
0.8 |
51.4 |
0.8 |
52.6 |
0.9 |
43.8 |
2.4 |
36.6 |
2.7 |
| Gender |
Female |
40.7 |
0.7 |
41.5 |
0.8 |
42.8 |
0.8 |
34.2 |
1.8 |
30.2 |
2.1 |
| Male |
47.0 |
0.8 |
48.1 |
0.9 |
49.2 |
0.9 |
43.3 |
2.5 |
30.7 |
2.5 |
| Health insuranceb, age 50-64 |
Private |
41.0 |
0.9 |
41.6 |
0.9 |
42.5 |
0.9 |
37.1 |
2.4 |
31.0 |
2.9 |
| Public |
34.6 |
1.8 |
35.5 |
2.0 |
37.3 |
2.4 |
32.0 |
4.1 |
28.9 |
4.0 |
| Uninsured |
17.4 |
1.5 |
18.5 |
1.7 |
19.3 |
2.0 |
18.2 |
3.6 |
13.1 |
2.5 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
55.1 |
1.0 |
55.3 |
1.0 |
55.4 |
1.1 |
56.7 |
4.0 |
44.3 |
5.9 |
| Medicare and public |
48.3 |
2.1 |
51.5 |
2.3 |
56.2 |
2.6 |
40.8 |
5.0 |
29.7 |
3.9 |
| Medicare only |
40.3 |
1.6 |
40.2 |
1.7 |
41.2 |
1.9 |
35.4 |
3.6 |
41.0 |
4.6 |
| Family incomec |
Negative or poor |
32.8 |
1.7 |
33.2 |
1.9 |
37.4 |
2.5 |
24.8 |
3.0 |
30.2 |
3.3 |
| Near poor/low |
33.8 |
1.3 |
34.9 |
1.4 |
36.1 |
1.6 |
31.9 |
3.5 |
25.6 |
3.3 |
| Middle |
44.6 |
1.1 |
45.1 |
1.2 |
45.8 |
1.2 |
44.2 |
3.6 |
33.8 |
4.3 |
| High |
53.4 |
1.1 |
53.4 |
1.1 |
53.8 |
1.1 |
52.5 |
5.0 |
56.7 |
4.5 |
| Education |
Less than high school |
30.6 |
1.1 |
32.1 |
1.2 |
33.4 |
1.5 |
29.5 |
2.3 |
25.0 |
1.9 |
| High school graduate |
41.5 |
0.9 |
42.1 |
1.0 |
42.7 |
1.0 |
42.4 |
3.0 |
29.8 |
3.4 |
| At least some college |
51.0 |
0.8 |
51.2 |
0.8 |
52.0 |
0.8 |
44.4 |
2.8 |
45.4 |
3.6 |
| Residence location |
Urban |
44.4 |
0.6 |
45.7 |
0.7 |
47.1 |
0.8 |
39.9 |
1.7 |
31.5 |
1.7 |
| Rural |
41.2 |
1.1 |
41.6 |
1.1 |
42.6 |
1.1 |
29.9 |
3.2 |
19.1 |
3.5 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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