Table 4.
Prevalence of Recent Colorectal Screeninga Among U.S. Women Aged 65 Years and Older With No History of Breast or Colorectal Cancer, by Age Group, Health Information National Trend Survey, 2003
| Characteristic | Age Group 65-74 years | Age Group ≥75 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| No. (Total Sample Size)b | Pop. Est., % (95% CI) | No. (Total Sample Size)b | Pop. Est., % (95% CI) | |
| Total | 362 | 52.4 (45.7-59.0) | 298 | 50.5 (42.9-58.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 295 | 53.2 (45.8-60.4) | 261 | 52.0 (43.9-60.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 38 | 58.9 (36.1-78.4) | 21b | 38.3 (15.8-67.2) |
| Hispanic | 29c | 33.3 (12.6-63.3) | 16c | 43.9 (16.0-76.2) |
| Household income | ||||
| <$15,000 | 50 | 38.2 (19.8-60.8) | 66 | 45.7 (30.0-62.4) |
| $15,000-<$25,000 | 93 | 46.1 (33.6-59.1) | 80 | 48.6 (34.0-63.5) |
| ≥$25,000 | 151 | 59.1 (48.1-69.2) | 88 | 54.2 (42.3-65.6) |
| Ref/NA/DK/missing | 68 | 58.3 (43.1-72.1) | 64 | 53.5 (38.6-67.9) |
| Education | ||||
| <High school graduate | 58 | 44.2 (28.5-61.2) | 66 | 36.4 (23.4-51.7) |
| High school graduate | 140 | 52.9 (44.2-61.5) | 97 | 54.4 (43.4-64.9) |
| Some college | 89 | 58.2 (44.6-70.7) | 78 | 51.6 (39.2-63.8) |
| College graduate | 75 | 58.0 (44.4-70.5) | 55 | 75.5 (58.1-87.3) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/unmarried couple | 164 | 59.5 (49.6-68.7) | 66 | 59.4 (46.1-71.5) |
| Divorced/separated | 62 | 47.7 (30.0-66.1) | 19c | 43.8 (19.9-71.0) |
| Widowed | 123 | 41.3 (31.6-51.9) | 202 | 47.6 (38.0-57.4) |
| Never married | 12c | 29.0 (6.7-69.8) | 10c | 23.7 (3.1-75.2) |
| Family history of cancer | ||||
| Yes | 255 | 54.5 (46.2-62.5) | 190 | 53.5 (46.2-60.6) |
| No | 104 | 47.4 (37.9-57.2) | 107 | 45.8 (30.9-61.4) |
| Self-rated health status | ||||
| Excellent/Very good | 153 | 45.9 (38.3-53.8) | 122 | 47.0 (34.4-60.1) |
| Good | 120 | 60.8 (47.1-73.0) | 100 | 55.0 (43.2-66.3) |
| Fair/poor | 89 | 49.7 (37.5-61.9) | 76 | 50.1 (37.0-63.3) |
| Usual health provider | ||||
| Yes | 309 | 54.7 (47.4-61.9) | 255 | 52.6 (44.3-60.7) |
| No | 51 | 38.2 (21.6-58.0) | 42 | 35.9 (20.4-55.0) |
| Provider visits in previous year | ||||
| ≤1 | 71 | 42.9 (27.8-59.5) | 43 | 43.4 (24.5-64.4) |
| 2-4 | 158 | 51.9 (40.3-63.4) | 136 | 46.0 (35.1-57.2) |
| ≥5 | 132 | 57.5 (47.7-66.7) | 111 | 58.9 (47.9-69.1) |
CI indicates confidence interval; ref, refused; NA, not available; DK, don't know.
a
Fecal occult blood test within the previous year or sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy within the previous 5 years.
b
Totals exclude records with missing data.
c
Numbers are too small for precise estimates.