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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
Q16.4 HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU HAD YOUR LAST SIGMOIDOSCOPY OR COLONOSCOPY?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS AGE 50 AND OLDER THAT HAD A SIGMOIDOSCOPY OR COLONOSCOPY

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES 1-12
MONTHS
AGO
1-2
YEARS
AGO
2-5
YEARS
AGO
5-10
YEARS
AGO
10+
YEARS
AGO
UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      50-54
24.8 24.3 25.0 13.0 12.0 0.8 192
      55-64 24.1 23.0 31.2 9.9 11.0 0.8 331
      65-74 28.1 21.1 24.5 13.6 11.7 1.1 283
      75 + 27.6 18.0 31.8 13.2 8.3 1.1 266
SEX

      MALE
26.7 23.9 28.8 11.0 9.0 0.6 384
      FEMALE 25.7 19.8 28.0 13.1 12.2 1.2 688
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
26.4 21.5 27.9 12.8 10.6 0.9 962
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 18.2 20.0 45.1 4.7 11.9 0 52
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** *** 29
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** 13
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** *** 16
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
29.7 13.9 27.6 17.9 9.6 1.3 113
      $15-$24,999 27.3 17.8 30.2 12.3 12.0 0.4 205
      $25-$49,999 26.0 22.8 25.9 14.3 10.4 0.8 288
      $50-$74,999 27.4 24.4 35.5 6.6 5.5 0.6 136
      >=$75,000 21.9 25.2 26.1 12.5 13.9 0.6 140
      UNK/REF 26.0 21.6 26.6 10.6 12.8 2.3 190
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
37.4 16.5 28.9 10.1 5.5 1.6 122
      H S GRAD OR GED 22.0 23.0 30.6 11.9 11.5 1.1 412
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 28.7 20.7 27.9 10.9 10.6 1.2 259
      COLLEGE GRAD 25.8 22.3 25.2 14.6 11.8 0.3 275
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
26.2 22.6 28.0 12.0 10.5 0.7 582
      UNMARRIED 26.2 19.5 29.2 12.7 10.9 1.5 488
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
28.1 21.8 28.6 10.2 10.4 1.0 367
      NOT EMPLOYED *** *** *** *** *** *** 24
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 15.5 30.6 24.1 13.4 13.7 2.6 102
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 27.8 19.3 29.6 13.0 9.7 0.6 576
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** 3

--- ALL ---
26.1 21.6 28.3 12.2 10.8 0.9 1,072

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002

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