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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q17.4 HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU HAD YOUR LAST SIGMOIDOSCOPY OR COLONOSCOPY?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS 50+ YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE HAD EITHER TEST

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: 1-12 MONTHS AGO 1-2 YEARS AGO 2-5 YEARS AGO 5-10 YEARS AGO 10+ YEARS AGO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      50-54
38.9 18.3 15.7 12.6 13.4 1.1 130
      55-64 28.9 17.1 26.8 12.8 13.8 0.6 213
      65 + 28.9 21.4 23.5 11.8 13.2 1.2 368
SEX

      MALE
31.7 19.0 24.8 12.1 11.6 0.8 266
      FEMALE 29.7 20.0 21.9 12.4 14.8 1.2 445
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
29.9 19.6 24.5 12.9 12.0 1.0 643
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** 28
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** *** 26
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** 9
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** *** 5
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
37.0 17.2 24.2 9.8 11.8 0 85
      $15-$24,999 26.3 20.6 20.0 13.9 19.1 0 138
      $25-$49,999 29.9 17.0 27.3 12.3 12.3 1.2 197
      $50-$74,999 33.9 25.2 16.1 14.8 8.4 1.6 85
      >=$75,000 33.4 16.2 26.0 8.7 15.7 0 83
      UNK/REF 27.6 22.8 21.3 12.9 12.8 2.6 123
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
34.8 21.9 19.2 17.3 3.9 2.8 96
      H S GRAD OR GED 31.8 20.7 19.6 12.8 14.1 1.0 291
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 29.3 18.0 26.0 12.6 12.9 1.2 157
      COLLEGE GRAD 27.7 17.3 28.9 8.5 17.7 0 165
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
30.2 22.4 22.6 11.1 12.8 1.0 396
      UNMARRIED 31.6 13.2 24.7 14.4 15.0 1.1 314
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
32.0 15.0 21.6 15.2 16.1 0.2 260
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** *** *** *** 10
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 28.6 33.4 20.6 11.3 4.1 2.0 59
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 30.1 19.7 24.8 10.6 13.4 1.5 380
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 2

--- ALL ---
30.6 19.6 23.2 12.2 13.4 1.0 711

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

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