| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
| M15.03 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? |
| Denominator is respondents aged 50+ years. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 36.3 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 584 |
| 50-54 | ||||
| 55-64 | 54.7 | 44.9 | 0.4 | 895 |
| 65-74 | 65.5 | 33.9 | 0.6 | 657 |
| 75 + | 64.6 | 34.8 | 0.6 | 489 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 40 |
| Sex: | 57.0 | 42.5 | 0.5 | 950 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 52.8 | 46.7 | 0.5 | 1,715 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 55.0 | 44.6 | 0.4 | 2,434 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 54.0 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 103 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 56.6 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | 42 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
| Income Group: | 48.2 | 51.2 | 0.5 | 295 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 54.8 | 44.4 | 0.8 | 481 |
| $25-$49,999 | 54.1 | 45.7 | 0.2 | 704 |
| $50-$74,999 | 54.1 | 45.2 | 0.7 | 352 |
| >=$75,000 | 58.6 | 41.3 | 0.1 | 387 |
| Unk/Ref | 55.6 | 43.5 | 0.9 | 446 |
| Education Level: | 50.3 | 48.6 | 1.0 | 283 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 51.9 | 47.6 | 0.6 | 1,083 |
| Some college/Tech school | 53.6 | 46.0 | 0.4 | 647 |
| College graduate | 62.1 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 646 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 6 |
| Marital Status: | 55.2 | 44.3 | 0.5 | 1,496 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 53.5 | 46.0 | 0.5 | 1,159 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Employment Status: | 46.9 | 52.7 | 0.4 | 1,149 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | *** | *** | *** | 48 |
| Student/Homemaker | 44.3 | 55.1 | 0.5 | 263 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 64.8 | 34.6 | 0.6 | 1,198 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Grand Totals | 54.7 | 44.8 | 0.5 | 2,665 |
| 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. |