Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get colon cancer, less likely, or about as likely?
[MM-02] Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get colon cancer, less likely, or about as likely?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population  |
Survey Respondents |
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Response
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Number
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Percentage
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Sample
Responses
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Sample
Percentage
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1
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More likely to get colon cancer
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6,958,132
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9.3%
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182
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9.3%
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2
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Less likely
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31,675,697
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42.6%
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823
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42.4%
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3
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About as likely
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29,347,726
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39.4%
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750
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38.7%
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98
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Refused
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57,859
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0.0%
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3
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0.1%
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99
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Don't know
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6,266,641
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8.4%
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179
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9.2%
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Total
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-
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100%
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1,937
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100%
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Survey Notes:
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HINTS 2005 Survey Instrument (English): PDF
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Who was asked:
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People who have not had colon cancer
, A third of the people were picked by chance to answer this question
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Data collection method:
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Phone
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Question source:
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Revised from: HINTS 2003, question CC-2
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Dataset:
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2005
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 Briefs that use this question:
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None
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