Disparities Details by Educational Attainment for 2018
C-16 : Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines (age-adjusted, percent, 50–75 years)
This chart compares rates by population.
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Educational Attainment for C-16
C-16 Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines
Adults receiving colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines (age-adjusted, percent, 50–75 years)
| Educational Attainment | 2018 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced degree | 74.8 CI 72.0/77.6 SE 1.411 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
| 4-year college degree | 70.3 CI 68.0/72.7 SE 1.181 |
x 1.063 CI 1.000/ 1.109 |
| Some college | 67.5 CI 65.1/69.9 SE 1.233 |
x 1.108 CI 1.000/ 1.157 |
| Associates degree | 64.6 CI 61.6/67.6 SE 1.542 |
x 1.158 CI 1.000/ 1.217 |
| High school | 61.6 CI 59.3/63.9 SE 1.177 |
x 1.215 CI 1.000/ 1.270 |
| < High school | 51.3 CI 47.6/55.0 SE 1.892 |
x 1.459 CI 1.000/ 1.562 |
| Average group rate excluding best group rate |
63.1 ... SE 1.601 |
x 1.186 CI 1.000/ 1.249 |
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Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
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- The best group rate for this objective, 74.8% (age adjusted), was attained by persons with an advanced degree.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 51.3% (age adjusted), was attained by persons with a less than high school education.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 23.5 percentage points.
- The best group rate was 1.459 times the worst group rate.
- The best group rate was 1.186 times the average rate for all other educational attainment groups (excluding the best), 63.1% (age adjusted).
Persons with an advanced degree achieved the best group rate for this objective, 74.8% (age adjusted).
The best group rate was:
- <1.1 times the rate among persons with a 4-year college degree.
- 1.108 times the rate among persons with some college education.
- 1.158 times the rate among persons with an associates degree.
- 1.215 times the rate among persons with a high school education.
- 1.459 times the rate among persons with a less than high school education.
