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|
Estimated U.S. Adult Population  |
Survey Respondents |
|
|
Response
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
Sample
Responses
|
Sample
Percentage
|
|
|
Afraid of hearing results
|
27,270
|
0.9%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Apprehension/does not want to
|
11,151
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
As vietwar vet in hosp all the
|
19,605
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Awaiting 2nd opinion
|
6,706
|
0.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Because colon curves and risk
|
29,091
|
1.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Because i have hemrroids
|
14,213
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Because i have osteoporis
|
11,119
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Blood pressure & heart abnorma
|
36,368
|
1.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Daughter didn't say needed it
|
18,488
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Dealing with other problems
|
52,188
|
1.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Did feel the need for it
|
27,774
|
0.9%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Did not feel family history wa
|
11,751
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Did not know enough about it
|
28,961
|
1.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Did not want to did not have t
|
61,649
|
2.1%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Didnt want one
|
22,148
|
0.7%
|
2
|
1.8%
|
|
|
Do not go to the doctor unless
|
66,653
|
2.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Does not believe in preventive
|
47,157
|
1.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Does not believe likely has ca
|
12,713
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Does not have an internist bec
|
23,079
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Doesn't want to
|
14,299
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Doing other health things curr
|
16,557
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Don't go to dr that often
|
19,863
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Don't look for stuff, don't wo
|
27,455
|
0.9%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Don't use traditional medicine
|
18,165
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Don't want one
|
9,853
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Don't want to spend all day in
|
23,376
|
0.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Dont do uneccesary med procedu
|
10,493
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Dont think she could drink tha
|
39,159
|
1.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Dont want to
|
14,395
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Dont want too
|
44,704
|
1.5%
|
2
|
1.8%
|
|
|
Dr has requested test and awai
|
41,197
|
1.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Due to medical condition neuro
|
22,695
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Family history
|
22,341
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Family history and respondents
|
17,495
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Family member had problems wit
|
66,271
|
2.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fear of doctors
|
20,181
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fear of exam & finding somethi
|
17,065
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fear of finding colon cancer
|
6,610
|
0.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fear of results
|
45,214
|
1.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fr is not worried about cancer
|
13,883
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fr sd that she just dont
|
15,120
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fr sd why go looking for troub
|
14,910
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fr states because she does not
|
40,579
|
1.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fr states she tried to schedul
|
40,104
|
1.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Fr that she's been dealing oth
|
35,911
|
1.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Getting soon
|
4,865
|
0.1%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Had other things on my mind
|
12,718
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Had to much going on healthwis
|
100,749
|
3.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Hard to get to doctors office
|
10,362
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Has herinated disk/no time to
|
22,642
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Have low risk
|
12,017
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Have no one to intrust with b
|
9,878
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Have not been to a dr since 13
|
7,036
|
0.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Have not had physical exam yet
|
47,179
|
1.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Husband was not avail to drive
|
49,760
|
1.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
I did not want to
|
16,048
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
I don't see doctors
|
12,755
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
I haven't been to a doctor in
|
11,094
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
I not interested in these test
|
9,944
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
If signs of pre-cancer more of
|
20,482
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Im sick enough already with ne
|
24,777
|
0.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
In denial
|
40,284
|
1.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Inconvenient
|
12,027
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Is being scheduled for a colon
|
30,624
|
1.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Just didnt want one
|
25,830
|
0.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Just do not want to do
|
65,907
|
2.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Just does not tend to go docto
|
30,199
|
1.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Just don't want have one
|
31,170
|
1.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Just dont worry about cancer m
|
9,737
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Just recently had one schedule
|
34,859
|
1.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Knew people that had a bad exp
|
10,858
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Lymphoma will get him before c
|
20,294
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Mr has given up on mds
|
20,615
|
0.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Needed to check for breast can
|
19,560
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Never been to doctor
|
30,199
|
1.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Never think that she has colon
|
25,512
|
0.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
No family history
|
14,049
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
No family history of colon can
|
44,040
|
1.5%
|
2
|
1.8%
|
|
|
No history of colon cancer
|
52,188
|
1.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
No interest
|
18,860
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
No worries about that
|
16,229
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Not interested
|
45,673
|
1.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Not worried about colon ca
|
10,544
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Not worried about it
|
42,615
|
1.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Nt a test i would want to go t
|
18,224
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Patien is on comidin
|
72,485
|
2.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Plan to in next year
|
59,930
|
2.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Preparation for test
|
43,598
|
1.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Prevention not reaction
|
13,337
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
R has no colon
|
49,759
|
1.7%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Recverin frm stroke
|
26,966
|
0.9%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Risk of perferacting the bowel
|
36,294
|
1.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Scheduled for march
|
15,088
|
0.5%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Side affects bacteria released
|
11,482
|
0.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
The doctor is setting it up no
|
81,999
|
2.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
The time it takes to gt one
|
35,044
|
1.2%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Thought prt of anual test at 5
|
27,323
|
0.9%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Thought that drinking all that
|
12,698
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
To much trouble and can not ge
|
32,146
|
1.1%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Too busy to go to the doctors
|
42,215
|
1.4%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Work with drs and don't want t
|
26,015
|
0.8%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Would depend on family history
|
38,850
|
1.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Yu hve to drnk alot of fluids
|
37,961
|
1.3%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
|
Total
|
-
|
100%
|
106
|
100%
|
|
Survey Notes:
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HINTS 2003 Survey Instrument (English): PDF
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Who was asked:
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People who had a different reason for never getting a sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy, or for not getting one in the last ten years
, People who have heard of a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy
, People who have never had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy, or have not had one in over ten years
, People who have not had colon cancer
, People age 45 or older
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Data collection method:
|
Phone
|
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Question source:
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revised from: NHIS 2000, Cancer Module, Question NAF.600
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Dataset:
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2003
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