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Improving rates for screening colonoscopy: Analysis of the health information national trends survey (HINTS I) data., B. W. Miedema, Surg Endosc, 2008


Have you ever looked for information about cancer from any source?	HC-09	CA-08	HC08	A9
Not including your doctor or other health care provider, has someone else ever looked for information about cancer for you?	HC-10	CA-09
Who was that? [that looked for information about cancer for you]	HC-11	CA-10
The most recent time you looked for cancer information, where did you go first?	HC-13	CA-12	HC11
Imagine that you had a strong need to get information about cancer. Where would you go first?	HC-15	CA-18
How likely do you think it is that you will develop colon cancer in the future?	CC-01	MM-01
How often do you worry about getting colon cancer?	CC-03	MM-03
Compared to the average {man/woman} your age, would you say that you are more likely to get colon cancer, less likely, or about as likely? Compared to the average {man/woman} your age, would you say that you are more likely to get colon cancer, less likely, or about as likely?	CC-02
Can you think of any tests that detect colon cancer? Anything else?	CC-04	CC-01
Have you ever done a stool blood test using a home kit?	CC-06	CC-05	BR87
When did you do your most recent stool blood test using a home kit to check for colon cancer?	CC-07	CC-06	BR88
When did you have your most recent sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy to check for colon cancer?	CC-18	CC-08
Is there any particular reason why you haven't done a home stool blood test yet? Is there any particular reason why you haven't done a home stool blood test yet?	CC-10
Have you thought about doing {a/another} home stool blood test? Have you thought about doing {a/another} home stool blood test?	CC-11
Would you say that you plan to do one, you don't plan to do one, or you're undecided? Would you say that you plan to do one, you don't plan to do one, or you're undecided?	CC-12
When do you expect to do your next home stool blood test? When do you expect to do your next home stool blood test?	CC-13
At what age are people supposed to start doing home stool blood tests? At what age are people supposed to start doing home stool blood tests?	CC-14
In general, once people start doing home blood stool tests, about how often should they do them? In general, once people start doing home blood stool tests, about how often should they do them?	CC-15
Have you ever heard of a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy? Have you ever heard of a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?	CC-15A
Have you ever had a sigmoidoscopy?	CC-16a		BR93
Have you ever had a colonoscopy?	CC-16b		BR90
Did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever advise you to get a sigmoidoscopy? Did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever advise you to get a sigmoidoscopy?	CC-17a
Did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever advise you to get a colonoscopy? Did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever advise you to get a colonoscopy?	CC-17b
How long before your most recent {sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy} was your last one? How long before your most recent {sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy} was your last one?	CC-19
Is there any particular reason why you haven't gotten a {sigmoidoscopy/(or) colonoscopy} yet? Is there any particular reason why you haven't gotten a {sigmoidoscopy/(or) colonoscopy} yet?	CC-20
Have you thought about getting {a/another} {sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?} Have you thought about getting {a/another} {sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?}	CC-21
Would you say that you plan to get one, you don't plan to get one, or you're undecided? Would you say that you plan to get one, you don't plan to get one, or you're undecided?	CC-22
When do you expect to have {your next/a} {sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy}? When do you expect to have {your next/a} {sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy}?	CC-23
At what age are people supposed to start having sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exams? At what age are people supposed to start having sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exams?	CC-24
In general, once people start having sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exams, about how often should they have them? In general, once people start having sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exams, about how often should they have them?	CC-25
Would you say you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, or do you have no opinion with the following statements: Arranging to get checked for colon cancer would be easy for you. Would you say you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, or do you have no opinion with the following statements: Arranging to get checked for colon cancer would be easy for you.	CC-26a
...Getting checked for colon cancer is too expensive. ...Getting checked for colon cancer is too expensive.	CC-26d
When would you say the risk of colon cancer is the highest, when you're under 40 years old, between 40 and 60 years old, or over 60 years old? When would you say the risk of colon cancer is the highest, when you're under 40 years old, between 40 and 60 years old, or over 60 years old?	CC-27
Have you ever heard of a fecal occult or stool blood test? Have you ever heard of a fecal occult or stool blood test?	CC-04A
During the past 12 months, did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advise you to do a stool blood test using a home test kit? During the past 12 months, did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advise you to do a stool blood test using a home test kit?	CC-05
How long before your most recent stool test was your last one? How long before your most recent stool test was your last one?	CC-09
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you watch television?	HC-06a	HC-01a
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you listen to the radio?	HC-06b	HC-01b
In the past seven days, how many days did you read a newspaper?	HC-07a	HC-03a
In the past seven days, how many days did you read a magazine? In the past seven days, how many days did you read a magazine?	HC-07b
Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?	HS-05	HS-04	HS04	HCCoverage
During the past 12 months, not counting times you went to an emergency room, how many times did you go to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional to get care for yourself?	HC-03	HS-05	HS03	C5
Not including psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, is there a particular doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you see most often?	HC-01		HS01	C1
... Getting checked regularly for colon cancer increases the chances of finding cancer when it's easy to treat.	CC-26c	MM-05i
You are afraid of finding colon cancer if you were checked. You are afraid of finding colon cancer if you were checked.	CC-26b