Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2006
C20Q03 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?
Denominator is respondents aged 50 years and older.
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 39.2 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 662 |
| 50-54 | ||||
| 55-64 | 55.0 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 1,168 |
| 65-74 | 67.0 | 32.2 | 0.8 | 851 |
| 75 + | 64.9 | 34.0 | 1.1 | 709 |
| Unk/Ref | 28.3 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 58 |
| Sex: | 53.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 1,209 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 57.1 | 42.5 | 0.4 | 2,239 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 56.3 | 43.1 | 0.6 | 2,961 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 51.2 | 48.0 | 0.8 | 272 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 51.2 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 108 |
| Hispanic | 33.2 | 62.3 | 4.5 | 55 |
| Unk/Ref | 61.5 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 52 |
| Income Group: | 50.5 | 48.0 | 1.5 | 364 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 53.2 | 46.0 | 0.8 | 668 |
| $25-$49,999 | 55.3 | 43.4 | 1.3 | 912 |
| $50-$74,999 | 55.6 | 44.0 | 0.4 | 407 |
| >=$75,000 | 57.2 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 475 |
| Unk/Ref | 58.5 | 40.9 | 0.6 | 622 |
| Education Level: | 52.6 | 46.5 | 0.8 | 370 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 52.3 | 46.4 | 1.3 | 1,445 |
| Some college/Tech school | 58.0 | 41.6 | 0.3 | 780 |
| College Graduate | 59.9 | 39.9 | 0.2 | 848 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Marital Status: | 57.3 | 42.0 | 0.7 | 1,769 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 52.6 | 46.5 | 0.9 | 1,652 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 27 |
| Employment Status: | 46.3 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 1,398 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 56.3 | 43.7 | 0.0 | 99 |
| Student/Homemaker | 51.9 | 47.0 | 1.1 | 290 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 64.9 | 34.3 | 0.8 | 1,648 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 13 |
| Grand Totals | 55.5 | 43.8 | 0.8 | 3,448 |
SOURCE: 2006 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.
