Data List for Recommended Colon Cancer Screening by Ethnicity, Utah, 2020
Hispanic Ethnicity
Percentage of Adults Ages 50-75
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Record Count: 3
Hispanic/Latino
59.1%
50.2%
67.4%
Non-Hispanic/Latino
76.1%
74.3%
77.8%
All ethnicities
74.3%
72.4%
76.1%
Data Source
Utah Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) [https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/query/selection/brfss/BRFSSSelection.html]
The proportion of respondents ages 50-75 who reported having recommended colorectal cancer screening (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the past 10 years or having an FOBT [fecal occult blood test] in the last year).
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
The number of respondents ages 50-75 reported having recommended colorectal cancer screening (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the past 10 years or having an FOBT [fecal occult blood test] in the last year).
Denominator:
The total number of survey respondents aged 50-75 excluding those who answered "don't know" or "refused" to the numerator question.
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 03/26/2024
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