| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C20.05 How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy? (LASTSIGM3) |
| Denominator is all respondents aged 50 years and older who have had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. |
| Categories | Within the past year (anytime less than 12 months ago) |
Within the past 2 years (1 year but less than 2 years ago) |
Within the past 3 years (2 years but less than 3 years ago) |
Within the past 5 years (3 years but less than 5 years ago) |
Within the past 10 years (5 years but less than 10 years ago) |
10 or more years ago |
Unk/Ref |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 32.3 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 250 |
| 50-54 | ||||||||
| 55-64 | 27.9 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 22.2 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 550 |
| 65-74 | 28.4 | 19.2 | 15.6 | 20.4 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 499 |
| 75 + | 23.3 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 387 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 29 |
| Sex: | 30.3 | 19.5 | 15.7 | 20.6 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 597 |
| Male | ||||||||
| Female | 25.6 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1,118 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 26.3 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 1,463 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 40.8 | 16.3 | 22.0 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 166 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non- Hispanic |
*** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 33 |
| Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 38 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
| Income Group: | 29.0 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 165 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 29.6 | 21.2 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 293 |
| $25-$49,999 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 447 |
| $50-$74,999 | 26.8 | 18.1 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 11.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 221 |
| >=$75,000 | 25.7 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 22.6 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 297 |
| Unk/Ref | 25.0 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 23.7 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 292 |
| Education Level: | 27.2 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 156 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 28.8 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 668 |
| Some college/Tech
school |
28.5 | 19.9 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 431 |
| College graduate | 26.3 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 455 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Marital Status: | 26.8 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 939 |
| Married | ||||||||
| Unmarried | 29.9 | 19.6 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 766 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Employment Status: | 30.3 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 20.3 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 637 |
| Employed | ||||||||
| Not employed | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 39 |
| Student/Homemaker | 19.9 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 25.3 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 148 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 26.5 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 891 |
| Grand Totals | 27.8 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1,715 |
| 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. |