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At what age are people supposed to start having sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exams?

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[CC-24]  At what age are people supposed to start having sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exams?

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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses
Sample
Percentage
1 0-39 15,865,316 10.2% 454 9.1%
2 40-49 41,035,343 26.5% 1,303 26.1%
3 3 49,718,418 32.1% 1,595 32.0%
4 51+ 11,301,706 7.3% 401 8.0%
91 When a doctor/health provider says to, no age given 6,905,908 4.4% 226 4.5%
98 Refused 110,882 0.0% 4 0.0%
99 Don't know 29,646,722 19.1% 993 19.9%
 
Total
- 100% 4,976 100%
Survey Notes:
HINTS 2003 Survey Instrument (English): PDF  
Who was asked:
People who thought about getting a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the last ten years , People who have heard of a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy , People who have not had colon cancer  
Data collection method:
Phone
Question source:
New to HINTS 2003 
Dataset:
2003
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