Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component (CCHS)

Colorectal cancer screening of person, category

Colorectal cancer screening refers to whether or not the person had a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the past two years or a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy in the past five years.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Colorectal Cancer Screening List, total responses