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Table 1.6a
Percent of men and women age 50 and over who report they had a fecal occult blood test within the past 2 yearsa, United States, 2000 and 2003 |
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2003 |
2000 |
| Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percenta |
Standard error |
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| Total |
|
22.1 |
0.5 |
24.0 |
0.5 |
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| Age (not age adjusted) |
50-64 |
19.6 |
0.6 |
21.9 |
0.6 |
| 65 and over |
25.2 |
0.7 |
26.6 |
0.8 |
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| Race |
AI/AN only |
DSU |
DSU |
25.8 |
6.9 |
| Asian only |
18.3 |
3.0 |
24.4 |
3.6 |
| NHOPI only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Black only |
22.3 |
1.3 |
20.5 |
1.3 |
| White only |
22.1 |
0.5 |
24.6 |
0.5 |
| More than one race |
28.9 |
5.5 |
20.4 |
5.2 |
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| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
15.4 |
1.3 |
13.5 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
22.6 |
0.5 |
24.7 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
22.3 |
1.3 |
20.4 |
1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
22.7 |
0.6 |
25.2 |
0.6 |
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| Gender |
Female |
21.7 |
0.6 |
24.9 |
0.6 |
| Male |
22.8 |
0.8 |
23.2 |
0.8 |
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| Health insuranceb, age 50-64 |
Private |
21.2 |
0.7 |
23.7 |
0.7 |
| Public |
21.4 |
1.6 |
22.6 |
2.0 |
| Uninsured |
7.3 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
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| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
26.3 |
0.9 |
28.5 |
1.0 |
| Medicare and public |
25.5 |
1.9 |
20.7 |
2.0 |
| Medicare only |
22.7 |
1.4 |
23.4 |
1.3 |
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| Family income levelc |
Negative or poor |
14.8 |
1.2 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
| Near poor/low |
17.4 |
1.1 |
20.8 |
1.2 |
| Middle |
22.9 |
1.0 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
| High |
27.4 |
1.1 |
30.2 |
1.0 |
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| Education |
Less than high school |
15.4 |
0.9 |
16.6 |
0.8 |
| High school graduate |
21.3 |
0.8 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
| At least some college |
26.2 |
0.7 |
29.1 |
0.8 |
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| Residence location |
Urban |
22.7 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
0.6 |
| Rural |
20.6 |
0.9 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
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a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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