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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
RF16.2 RESPONDENTS AGE 50 AND OLDER THAT HAVE NEVER HAD A SIGMOIDOSCOPY OR COLONOSCOPY

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES NOT AT RISK AT RISK UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      50-54
34.2 64.6 1.2 572
      55-64 41.9 57.5 0.6 792
      65-74 49.0 50.5 0.5 566
      75 + 51.5 47.1 1.4 520
      UNK/REF 0 0 100.0 55
SEX

      MALE
42.6 55.2 2.2 906
      FEMALE 43.1 53.9 3.0 1,599
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
43.7 54.2 2.1 2,218
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 43.0 51.1 5.9 114
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 36.7 56.9 6.4 79
      HISPANIC 17.4 78.7 3.9 52
      REFUSED *** *** *** 42
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
37.9 59.3 2.8 290
      $15-$24,999 40.2 58.2 1.7 481
      $25-$49,999 43.2 55.1 1.7 673
      $50-$74,999 45.3 52.8 1.9 308
      >=$75,000 48.7 49.5 1.8 294
      UNK/REF 41.7 52.1 6.2 459
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
34.0 62.4 3.6 339
      H S GRAD OR GED 40.6 56.6 2.8 1,021
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 45.1 53.4 1.4 562
      COLLEGE GRAD 49.2 47.9 2.9 575
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
43.6 54.3 2.0 1,348
      UNMARRIED 41.6 55.1 3.3 1,146
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
35.8 60.9 3.3 1,047
      NOT EMPLOYED 34.4 62.9 2.7 65
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 45.5 50.1 4.5 229
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 49.8 48.8 1.4 1,153
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 11

--- ALL ---
42.9 54.5 2.6 2,505

 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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