Table 1: Demographic characteristics of Canadians aged 50–74 years and exposure to cancer screening tests, as determined from Canadian Community Health Survey data for 2012.
| Jurisdiction; % of population |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | NL | PEI | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC | Territories* | Provinces with CRC screening programs† | Provinces without CRC screening programs | Canada |
|
Age, yr |
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| 50–54 |
17.7 |
22.9 |
21.2 |
24.7 |
25.8 |
26.7 |
25.9 |
26.9 |
25.1 |
27.6 |
30.3 |
26.3 |
25.8 |
26.0 |
| 55–59 |
25.8 |
22.4 |
29.0 |
19.9 |
23.6 |
23.5 |
24.7 |
23.1 |
27.6 |
21.8 |
28.9 |
23.9 |
23.8 |
23.8 |
| 60–64 |
25.2 |
25.6 |
19.7 |
24.1 |
21.1 |
22.3 |
21.2 |
22.7 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
22.1 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
| 65–69 |
20.8 |
17.9 |
16.7 |
19.4 |
16.5 |
16.2 |
14.9 |
15.4 |
16.5 |
17.4 |
14.0 |
16.1 |
17.0 |
16.6 |
| 70–74 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
13.3 |
11.9 |
9.2 |
11.5 |
5.2 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
|
Sex |
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| Male |
47.6 |
48.5 |
47.5 |
48.0 |
49.5 |
48.7 |
48.0 |
47.5 |
48.2 |
48.8 |
51.0 |
48.5 |
48.9 |
48.7 |
| Female |
52.4 |
51.5 |
52.6 |
52.0 |
50.6 |
51.3 |
52.1 |
52.5 |
51.8 |
51.2 |
49.0 |
51.5 |
51.1 |
51.3 |
|
Income, $ |
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| < 20 000 |
12.3 |
8.0 |
10.5 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
4.4 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
| 20 000–39 000 |
24.7 |
27.3 |
25.7 |
28.0 |
24.5 |
18.2 |
15.6 |
17.3 |
13.8 |
19.8 |
14.3 |
21.4 |
18.5 |
20.0 |
| 40 000–59 999 |
19.3 |
17.3 |
16.6 |
21.3 |
19.8 |
20.1 |
19.3 |
16.9 |
19.4 |
20.8 |
12.1 |
20.0 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
| 60 000–79 999 |
13.8 |
16.2 |
15.8 |
15.0 |
15.4 |
16.2 |
19.0 |
15.2 |
12.4 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
16.3 |
15.4 |
| ≥ 80 000 |
29.9 |
21.3 |
31.5 |
25.5 |
29.3 |
38.2 |
37.1 |
42.2 |
50.0 |
35.2 |
50.2 |
34.6 |
37.9 |
36.1 |
| Missing data |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
|
FOBT < 2 yr |
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| Yes |
20.4 |
42.3 |
37.7 |
19.7 |
14.5 |
35.8 |
51.7 |
32.5 |
38.1 |
31.3 |
25.8 |
36.9 |
23.9 |
30.1 |
| Missing data |
4.0 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
|
FS or colonoscopy < 10 yr |
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| Yes |
34.8 |
35.8 |
28.2 |
35.4 |
33.6 |
43.3 |
33.4 |
35.8 |
36.7 |
31.1 |
26.6 |
41.2 |
33.7 |
37.2 |
| Missing data |
2.9 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
|
Either or both CRC screening tests |
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| Yes |
46.0 |
62.1 |
51.5 |
47.3 |
43.4 |
64.1 |
67.2 |
52.8 |
59.5 |
49.6 |
41.3 |
62.8 |
48.4 |
55.2 |
| Missing data |
3.2 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
|
Mammogram < 2 yr |
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| Yes |
78.5 |
72.0 |
76.3 |
73.8 |
78.5 |
79.1 |
78.8 |
74.4 |
77.9 |
76.2 |
68.7 |
78.7 |
77.5 |
78.0 |
|
Pap smear < 3 yr |
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| Yes | 69.3 | 72.6 | 64.8 | 57.4 | 67.7 | 69.1 | 79.4 | 63.8 | 70.0 | 68.7 | 73.1 | 69.2 | 68.0 | 68.6 |
Note: AB = Alberta, BC = British Columbia, CRC = colorectal cancer, FOBT = fecal occult blood test, FS = flexible sigmoidoscopy, MB = Manitoba, NB = New Brunswick, NL = Newfoundland and Labrador, NS = Nova Scotia, ON = Ontario, PEI = Prince Edward Island, QC = Quebec, SK = Saskatchewan. *Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. †Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.