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Table B
Percentage reporting having colorectal cancer testing, by type of test, household population aged 50 or older, selected provinces/territories, Canada, 2003, 2005 and 2008

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  Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in past two years Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy in past five years FOBT in past two years or colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy in past five years
2003 2005 2008 2003 2005 2008 2003 2005 2008
Percentage Percentage Percentage
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.3 10.8 15.6* 18.8 20.4 24.8* 23.8 26.6 33.9*
Prince Edward Island .. 17.8 18.0 .. 22.2 21.3 .. 33.7 32.3
Nova Scotia .. 12.7 16.3 .. 18.2 19.4 .. 27.1 31.8*
New Brunswick .. 12.7 16.4* .. 20.1 24.1* .. 27.6 34.5*
Ontario .. 20.7 30.5* .. 24.2 29.8* .. 37.9 49.6*
British Columbia 16.4 .. 23.8* 14.7 19.4* 26.6 .. 36.8*
Yukon .. 18.1 E 24.6 .. 13.3 E 10.9 E .. 27.0 28.7
Northwest Territories .. 17.0 E 18.5 E .. 22.3 E F .. 30.6 29.8 E
* significantly different from estimate for previous time period (p < 0.05)
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%)
Sources: 2003, 2005 and 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Colorectal cancer testing in Canada–2008", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X.