NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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3-12.
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Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening examination.
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Target and baseline:
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Objective
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Increase in Colorectal Cancer Screening
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2000
Baseline*
(unless noted)
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2010
Target
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Percent
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3-12a.
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Adults aged 50 years and older who have received a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the preceding 2 years
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241
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332
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3-12b.
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Adults aged 50 years and older who have ever received a sigmoidoscopy
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37 (1998)
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50
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* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
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1 (Baseline and baseline year revised from 35 and 1998 after November 2000 publication)
2 (Target revised from 50 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
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