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Increase the proportion of adults who get screened for lung cancer — C‑03 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
4.5 percent (2015) *

National Target:
7.5 percent  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
4.5 percent of adults aged 55 to 80 years received a lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines in 2015 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Total
4.5
CI 2.7 / 7.1
SE 1.078

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Sex, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Male
4.5
CI 2.6 / 7.4
SE 1.150
Female
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Race/Ethnicity, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
DSU
White only
4.8
CI 2.8 / 7.8
SE 1.195
2 or more races
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Not Hispanic or Latino
4.7
CI 2.7 / 7.4
SE 1.116
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
5.0
CI 2.9 / 8.0
SE 1.238
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Age group, 2015 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
55-64 years
2.2
CI 1.1 / 3.8
SE 0.638
65-80 years
6.6
CI 3.3 / 11.6
SE 1.961
65-74 years
DSU
75-80 years
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Educational attainment, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Less than High school
2.3
CI 0.8 / 5.1
SE 0.839
High school
7.0
CI 3.7 / 11.7
SE 1.930
Some college or Associate degree
2.4
CI 0.9 / 5.0
SE 0.946
4-year college degree or more
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
<100
2.1
CI 0.6 / 5.2
SE 1.001
100-199
DSU
200-399
DSU
400+
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Health insurance status (55-64 years), 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Insured
2.3
CI 1.1 / 4.2
SE 0.714
Private
0.7
CI 0.1 / 2.5
SE 0.416
Public
DSU
Uninsured
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Geographic location, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Metropolitan
4.8
CI 2.5 / 8.3
SE 1.385
Non-metropolitan
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Marital status, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Married/​Cohabiting partner
4.0
CI 2.1 / 7.0
SE 1.170
Divorced, separated, widowed
3.5
CI 1.9 / 5.7
SE 0.902
Never married
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Country of birth, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
US
4.7
CI 2.7 / 7.5
SE 1.143
Outside US
DSU

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Veteran status, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Veteran
DSU
Non-veteran
3.5
CI 2.2 / 5.2
SE 0.736

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Disability status, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
People with disabilities
DSU
People without disabilities
3.4
CI 1.6 / 6.2
SE 1.109

Adults receiving lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines by Sexual orientation, 2015 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015
Straight
3.8
CI 2.5 / 5.7
SE 0.776
Straight, Male
4.7
CI 2.6 / 7.6
SE 1.180
Straight, Female
2.7
CI 1.4 / 4.6
SE 0.756
Gay/​Lesbian
DSU
Gay, Male
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
DSU
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU

Disparity