| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2010 |
| 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 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 45.8 | 54.2 | 976 |
| 50-54 | |||
| 55-64 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 2,328 |
| 65-74 | 73.1 | 26.9 | 1,811 |
| 75 + | 69.2 | 30.8 | 1,466 |
| Unk/Ref | 51.0 | 49.0 | 85 |
| Sex: | 60.6 | 39.4 | 2,441 |
| Male | |||
| Female | 64.5 | 35.5 | 4,225 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 63.4 | 36.6 | 5,582 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 64.2 | 35.8 | 732 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 47.3 | 52.7 | 124 |
| Hispanic | 51.5 | 48.5 | 103 |
| Unk/Ref | 52.0 | 48.0 | 125 |
| Income Group: | 50.1 | 49.9 | 723 |
| < $15,000 | |||
| $15-$24,999 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 1,267 |
| $25-$49,999 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 1,737 |
| $50-$74,999 | 68.0 | 32.0 | 797 |
| >=$75,000 | 68.1 | 31.9 | 986 |
| Unk/Ref | 61.5 | 38.5 | 1,156 |
| Education Level: | 49.6 | 50.4 | 676 |
| < H S Graduate | |||
| H S Graduate/GED | 59.9 | 40.1 | 2,701 |
| Some college/Tech school | 63.7 | 36.3 | 1,608 |
| College graduate | 70.2 | 29.8 | 1,664 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 17 |
| Marital Status: | 64.0 | 36.0 | 3,483 |
| Married | |||
| Unmarried | 59.8 | 40.2 | 3,138 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 45 |
| Employment Status: | 58.3 | 41.7 | 2,341 |
| Employed | |||
| Not employed | 40.4 | 59.6 | 307 |
| Student/Homemaker | 60.1 | 39.9 | 537 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 69.6 | 30.4 | 3,443 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | 38 |
| Grand Totals | 62.6 | 37.4 | 6,666 |
| SOURCE: 2010 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 |