| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C20.03 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 all respondents aged 50 years and older. |
| Categories | Yes |
No |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 47.9 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 539 |
| 50-54 | ||||
| 55-64 | 55.8 | 43.8 | 0.4 | 975 |
| 65-74 | 66.3 | 32.5 | 1.1 | 751 |
| 75 + | 69.8 | 28.9 | 1.4 | 580 |
| Unk/Ref | 50.3 | 48.2 | 1.5 | 61 |
| Sex: | 58.2 | 41.0 | 0.8 | 1,066 |
| Male | ||||
| Female | 59.2 | 40.2 | 0.5 | 1,840 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 59.1 | 40.3 | 0.6 | 2,452 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 56.2 | 43.2 | 0.6 | 304 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 59.4 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 54 |
| Hispanic | 58.5 | 39.0 | 2.5 | 60 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 36 |
| Income Group: | 49.1 | 49.5 | 1.4 | 335 |
| < $15,000 | ||||
| $15-$24,999 | 53.1 | 46.4 | 0.5 | 520 |
| $25-$49,999 | 57.7 | 41.4 | 0.9 | 752 |
| $50-$74,999 | 60.5 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 354 |
| >=$75,000 | 63.3 | 36.3 | 0.5 | 458 |
| Unk/Ref | 62.9 | 36.0 | 1.1 | 487 |
| Education Level: | 48.8 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 325 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 55.4 | 43.9 | 0.7 | 1,192 |
| Some college/Tech school | 64.7 | 34.7 | 0.6 | 681 |
| College graduate | 61.4 | 38.3 | 0.3 | 701 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Marital Status: | 61.7 | 37.9 | 0.5 | 1,519 |
| Married | ||||
| Unmarried | 53.0 | 45.9 | 1.1 | 1,368 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 19 |
| Employment Status: | 52.7 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 1,186 |
| Employed | ||||
| Not employed | 35.8 | 62.9 | 1.3 | 105 |
| Student/Homemaker | 67.3 | 30.4 | 2.3 | 224 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 65.9 | 33.0 | 1.1 | 1,382 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | 9 |
| Grand Totals | 58.7 | 40.6 | 0.7 | 2,906 |
| SOURCE: 2008 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. |