| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2014 |
| 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: | 47.1 | 52.9 | 1,008 |
| 50-54 | |||
| 55-64 | 65.1 | 34.9 | 2,420 |
| 65-74 | 75.9 | 24.1 | 2,081 |
| 75 + | 72.8 | 27.2 | 1,799 |
| Sex: | 62.1 | 37.9 | 2,822 |
| Male | |||
| Female | 67.6 | 32.4 | 4,486 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 65.7 | 34.3 | 6,658 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | |||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 64.9 | 35.1 | 322 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 50.9 | 49.1 | 150 |
| Hispanic | 43.7 | 56.3 | 73 |
| Unk/Ref | 64.4 | 35.6 | 105 |
| Income Group: | 58.4 | 41.6 | 727 |
| < $15,000 | |||
| $15-$24,999 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 1,250 |
| $25-$49,999 | 65.1 | 34.9 | 1,870 |
| $50-$74,999 | 66.9 | 33.1 | 969 |
| >=$75,000 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 1,427 |
| Unk/Ref | 67.0 | 33.0 | 1,065 |
| Education Level: | 55.2 | 44.8 | 619 |
| < H S Graduate | |||
| H S Graduate/GED | 63.2 | 36.8 | 2,734 |
| Some college/Tech school | 66.2 | 33.8 | 1,819 |
| College graduate | 73.3 | 26.7 | 2,116 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 20 |
| Marital Status: | 67.9 | 32.1 | 3,922 |
| Married | |||
| Unmarried | 60.5 | 39.5 | 3,359 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 27 |
| Employment Status: | 59.3 | 40.7 | 2,599 |
| Employed | |||
| Not employed | 46.7 | 53.3 | 194 |
| Student/Homemaker | 60.3 | 39.7 | 510 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 72.1 | 27.9 | 3,970 |
| Unk/Ref | ** | ** | 35 |
| Grand Totals | 65.0 | 35.0 | 7,308 |
| SOURCE: 2014 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 November 16, 2015 |