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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
M15.04 How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?
Denominator is respondents aged 50+ years who have had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.

Categories <12 months ago 1 year but
<2 years ago
2 years but
<5 years ago
5 years but
<10 years ago
10 or more
years ago
Unk/Ref

Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 31.8 16.7 29.5 12.6 9.4 0.0 221
      50-54
      55-64 26.8 20.0 34.5 10.1 7.8 0.8 473
      65-74 27.6 21.7 32.9 10.2 6.9 0.6 423
      75 + 29.5 20.3 29.9 9.9 7.1 3.3 302
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 24
Sex: 30.9 21.1 32.5 8.4 6.0 1.2 541
      Male
      Female 26.3 19.4 32.1 12.3 8.9 1.0 902
Race/Ethnicity: 27.6 20.4 32.7 10.8 7.8 0.7 1,323
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 37.7 16.9 26.9 1.3 8.8 8.3 56
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       *** *** *** *** *** *** 38
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** *** 15
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 11
Income Group: 25.5 20.6 34.1 11.2 8.2 0.5 145
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 29.5 16.3 32.5 10.4 10.3 1.0 259
      $25-$49,999 25.0 21.9 33.7 9.3 8.9 1.2 376
      $50-$74,999 30.9 20.1 30.1 11.9 6.0 0.9 188
      >=$75,000 29.9 18.8 35.7 9.9 4.9 0.9 230
      Unk/Ref 30.5 23.0 27.1 11.2 6.6 1.6 245
Education Level: 24.6 26.6 26.3 7.8 10.3 4.4 142
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 28.9 19.2 34.6 9.8 7.1 0.4 563
      Some college/Tech school 27.7 20.8 31.5 11.3 7.8 0.9 345
      College graduate 29.5 18.9 32.0 11.6 7.0 1.0 389
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 4
Marital Status: 28.6 20.4 33.4 10.1 6.7 0.9 827
      Married
      Unmarried 27.8 19.9 29.8 11.4 9.6 1.5 611
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 5
Employment Status: 27.3 20.4 32.0 11.1 8.8 0.4 536
      Employed
      Not employed *** *** *** *** *** *** 22
      Student/Homemaker 28.2 15.4 39.5 10.0 5.5 1.4 126
      Retired/Unable to work 29.0 21.2 31.7 9.5 7.0 1.5 755
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 4
Grand Totals 28.5 20.2 32.3 10.4 7.5 1.1 1,443

SOURCE: 2005 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.

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