| Jurisdiction; % of population | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | NL | PEI | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC | Territories* | Provinces with CRC screening programs† | Provinces without CRC screening programs | Canada |
| Age, yr | ||||||||||||||
| 50–54 | 17.7 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 26.7 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 27.6 | 30.3 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 26.0 |
| 55–59 | 25.8 | 22.4 | 29.0 | 19.9 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 27.6 | 21.8 | 28.9 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| 60–64 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 19.7 | 24.1 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.9 |
| 65–69 | 20.8 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 16.6 |
| 70–74 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 47.6 | 48.5 | 47.5 | 48.0 | 49.5 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 47.5 | 48.2 | 48.8 | 51.0 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 48.7 |
| Female | 52.4 | 51.5 | 52.6 | 52.0 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 49.0 | 51.5 | 51.1 | 51.3 |
| Income, $ | ||||||||||||||
| < 20 000 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
| 20 000–39 000 | 24.7 | 27.3 | 25.7 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 19.8 | 14.3 | 21.4 | 18.5 | 20.0 |
| 40 000–59 999 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 12.1 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.8 |
| 60 000–79 999 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 19.0 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 15.4 |
| ≥ 80 000 | 29.9 | 21.3 | 31.5 | 25.5 | 29.3 | 38.2 | 37.1 | 42.2 | 50.0 | 35.2 | 50.2 | 34.6 | 37.9 | 36.1 |
| Missing data | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| FOBT < 2 yr | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 20.4 | 42.3 | 37.7 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 35.8 | 51.7 | 32.5 | 38.1 | 31.3 | 25.8 | 36.9 | 23.9 | 30.1 |
| Missing data | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| FS or colonoscopy < 10 yr | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 34.8 | 35.8 | 28.2 | 35.4 | 33.6 | 43.3 | 33.4 | 35.8 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 26.6 | 41.2 | 33.7 | 37.2 |
| Missing data | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Either or both CRC screening tests | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 46.0 | 62.1 | 51.5 | 47.3 | 43.4 | 64.1 | 67.2 | 52.8 | 59.5 | 49.6 | 41.3 | 62.8 | 48.4 | 55.2 |
| Missing data | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Mammogram < 2 yr | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 78.5 | 72.0 | 76.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 74.4 | 77.9 | 76.2 | 68.7 | 78.7 | 77.5 | 78.0 |
| Pap smear < 3 yr | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 69.3 | 72.6 | 64.8 | 57.4 | 67.7 | 69.1 | 79.4 | 63.8 | 70.0 | 68.7 | 73.1 | 69.2 | 68.0 | 68.6 |
Note: AB = Alberta, BC = British Columbia, CRC = colorectal cancer, FOBT = fecal occult blood test, FS = flexible sigmoidoscopy, MB = Manitoba, NB = New Brunswick, NL = Newfoundland and Labrador, NS = Nova Scotia, ON = Ontario, PEI = Prince Edward Island, QC = Quebec, SK = Saskatchewan. *Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. †Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.