| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2012 |
| C17.03 Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the colon for signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams? (HADSIGM3) |
| Denominator is respondents 50 years of age and older. Weighting based on _llcpwt. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 45.6 | 54.4 | 812 |
| 50-54 | |||
| 55-64 | 62.2 | 37.8 | 1,734 |
| 65-74 | 75.3 | 24.7 | 1,467 |
| 75 + | 68.5 | 31.5 | 1,161 |
| Sex: | 60.7 | 39.3 | 1,927 |
| Male | |||
| Female | 64.1 | 35.9 | 3,247 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 63.4 | 36.6 | 4,321 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 62.1 | 37.9 | 547 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 54.2 | 45.8 | 124 |
| Hispanic | 43.9 | 56.1 | 90 |
| Unk/Ref | 53.1 | 46.9 | 92 |
| Income Group: | 53.4 | 46.6 | 619 |
| < $15,000 | |||
| $15-$24,999 | 54.6 | 45.4 | 1,027 |
| $25-$49,999 | 64.3 | 35.7 | 1,271 |
| $50-$74,999 | 61.4 | 38.6 | 635 |
| >=$75,000 | 71.5 | 28.5 | 816 |
| Unk/Ref | 64.6 | 35.4 | 806 |
| Education Level: | 56.5 | 43.5 | 503 |
| < H S Graduate | |||
| H S Graduate/GED | 57.3 | 42.7 | 2,095 |
| Some college/Tech school | 65.5 | 34.5 | 1,260 |
| College graduate | 73.4 | 26.6 | 1,306 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 65.7 | 34.3 | 2,564 |
| Married | |||
| Unmarried | 57.7 | 42.3 | 2,595 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 15 |
| Employment Status: | 55.5 | 44.5 | 1,840 |
| Employed | |||
| Not employed | 54.2 | 45.8 | 198 |
| Student/Homemaker | 57.7 | 42.3 | 360 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 70.4 | 29.6 | 2,755 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 21 |
| Grand Totals | 62.5 | 37.5 | 5,174 |
| SOURCE: 2012 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. |
| Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses |
| Table produced February 18, 2014 |