QuickStats:Colorectal Cancer Screening* Among Adults Aged 50–75 Years, by Race/Ethnicity†— National Health Interview Survey,§United States, 2000–2015

US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * Includes reports of home fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the past year, sigmoidoscopy procedure in the past 5 years with FOBT in the past 3 years, or colonoscopy in the past 10 years, consistent with the 2008 guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).Colorectal cancer tests and procedures are performed for diagnostic and screening purposes.† Persons who are of Hispanic ethnicity might be of any race.§ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population.Questions about colorectal tests or procedures differed slightly on the National Health Interview Survey and were asked on an intermittent schedule in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2015.Estimates of colorectal cancer screening are presented for adults aged 50-75 years who reported any colorectal test or procedure.