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. 2023 Oct 17;24:101540. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101540

Table 1a.

Characteristics of individuals eligible for colorectal cancer screening by total population, sexual orientation, and gender identity (n = 183,610; w.n. = 62,857,421).

Variables % Overall Total Eligible Population (95% CI) n [w.n.] Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
% Straight (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Lesbian or Gay (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Bisexual (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Cisgender Male (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Cisgender Female (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Transgender Woman (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Transgender Man (95% CI) n [w.n.] % Transgender Nonconforming (95% CI) n [w.n.]
Gender Identity
Cisgender Male 47.0 (46.6–47.5)
79,337 [39,925,629]
47.0 (46.5–47.5)
74,806 [37,434,735]
62.8 (58.2–67.2)
1,655 [801,772]
51.8 (47.4–56.3)
878 [434,784]
Cisgender Female 52.6 (52.1–53.1)
103,487 [44,556,632]
52.7 (52.2–53.2)
98,133 [41,907,979]
36.0 (31.6–40.6)
1,129 [458,960]
45.9 (41.6–50.4)
976 [377,481]
Transgender Woman 0.2 (0.1–0.3)
286 [154,402]
0.2 (0.1–0.2)
212 [120,640]
0.7 (0.4–1.3)
21 [8,958]
0.9 (0.3–2.5)
19 [7,300]
Transgender Man 0.1 (0.08–0.1)
232 [90,700]
0.1 (0.08–0.1)
193 [78,084]
0.1 (0.04–0.3)
9 [1,316]
0.4 (0.2–0.9)
10 [3,417]
Transgender Nonconforming 0.05 (0.04–0.07)
112 [44,498]
0.03 (0.02–0.05)
67 [25,742]
0.04 (0.1–1.2)
10 [4,882]
0.9 (0.4–2.0)
17 [7,623]
Sexual Orientation
Straight 97.4 (97.2–97.6)
173,412 [79,567,202]
96.8 (96.5–97.0)
74,806 [37,434,735]
98.0 (97.8–98.2)
98,133 [41,907,979]
88.1 (78.4–93.8)
212 [120,640]
94.2 (89.5–96.9)
193 [78,084]
67.3 (49.1–81.4)
67 [25,742]
Lesbian or Gay 1.6 (1.4–1.7)
2,824 [1,275,889]
2.1 (1.9–2.3)
1,655 [801,772]
1.1 (0.9–1.3)
1,129 [458,960]
6.5 (3.3–12.5)
21 [8,958]
1.6 (0.6–4.0)
9 [1,316]
12.8 (4.2–32.9)
10 [4,882]
Bisexual 1.0 (0.9–1.1)
1,900 [830,605]
1.1 (1.0–1.3)
878 [434,784]
0.9 (0.8–1.0)
976 [377,481]
4.1 (1.9–8.7)
19 [7,300]
4.1 (1.9–8.7)
10 [3,417]
19.9 (9.5–37.1)
17 [7,623]
Age
50–59 66.3 (65.9–66.7)
830,605 [56,250,349]
66.2 (65.8–66.7)
100,446 [52,728,284]
75.2 (70.6–79.3)
1,916 [959,721]
71.0 (66.8–74.9)
1,213 [590,212]
67.3 (66.7–68.0)
46,865 [26,878,245]
65.4 (64.8–66.0)
59,169 [29,127,889]
76.4 (63.8–85.6)
179 [117,948]
60.2 (49.5–70.1)
139 [54,624]
67.5 (53.7–78.8)
65 [30,025]
60–75 33.7 (33.3–34.1)
77,109 [28,590,204]
33.7 (33.3–34.2)
72,966 [26,838,918]
24.7 (20.7–29.4)
908 [316,167]
28.9 (25.0–33.2)
687 [240,394]
32.7 (32.0–33.3)
32,472 [13,047,384]
34.6 (34.0–35.2)
44,318 [15,428,743]
23.6 (14.4–36.2)
107 [36,454]
39.8 (29.9–50.5)
93 [36,075]
32.5 (21.2–46.8)
47 [14,473]
Race
NH-White 74.3 (73.8–74.8)
156,621 [63,057,996]
75.7 (75.2–76.2)
149,201 [60,261,069]
78.4 (72.4–83.4)
2,509 [1,000,215]
70.6 (65.8–75.1)
1,605 [586,751]
74.3 (73.5–75.1)
68,196 [29,673,071]
74.4 (73.7–75.1)
87,808 [33,168,654]
47.6 (31.5–64.3)
213 [73,516]
74.0 (61.6–83.4)
190 [67,086]
72.8 (57.9–83.8)
86 [32,375]
Black 10.9 (10.6–11.2)
13,342 [9,232,404]
10.9 (10.5–11.2)
12,245 [8,633,274]
7.2 (5.5–9.3)
126 [91,682]
14.3 (11.0–18.3)
134 [118,757]
10.4 (9.9–10.9)
5,117 [4,155,023]
11.3 (10.8–11.7)
8,145 [5,020,182]
17.9 (8.1–35.1)
33 [27,654]
16.7 (9.0–28.9)
22 [15,174]
16.8 (8.0–32.1)
12 [7,489]
Hispanic 10.7 (10.2–11.1)
8,241 [9,036,868]
9.5 (9.1–9.9)
6,970 [7,568,246]
8.5 (5.7–12.4)
134 [107,935]
10.5 (7.6–14.2)
102 [86,830]
11.0 (10.3–11.6)
3,506 [4,380,711]
10.3 (9.8–10.9)
4,685 [4,593,935]
27.4 (11.2–52.9)
26 [42,253]
7.4 (2.7–18.5)
7 [6,703]
5.3 (2.1–13.1)
8 [2,378]
Asian 4.1 (3.9–4.4)
5,406 [3,513,285]
3.9 (3.6–4.2)
4,996 [3,104,612]
6.0 (2.5–13.7)
55 [76,058]
4.6 (2.7–7.8)
59 [38,267]
4.3 (3.9–4.7)
2,518 [1,716,824]
4.0 (3.6–4.4)
2,849 [1,773,862]
7.1 (2.1–21.3)
14 [10,979]
1.9 (0.9–4.1)
13 [1,736]
5.1 (1.6–14.7)
6 [2,257]
Education
Elementary School or Some High School 12.9 (11.2–12.1)
11,535 [10,911,786]
11.6 (11.2–12.1)
9,990 [9,251,103]
7.9 (5.5–11.3)
95 [100,921]
13.4 (9.8–17.9)
120 [110,965]
13.5 (12.9–14.1)
5,169 [5,381,790]
12.2 (11.6–12.8) 6,262 [5,442,189] 35.8 (18.7–57.5)
52 [55,250]
16.9 (9.6–27.9)
27 [15,333]
10.1 (4.8–19.8)
10 [4,478]
High School 28.3 (27.9–28.7)
49,777 [23,991,894]
28.7 (28.2–29.0)
47,230 [22,800,076]
19.0 (14.9–23.8)
418 [242,310]
23.8 (20.3–27.7)
471 [197,708]
28.7 (28.1–29.3)
21,699 [11,456,215]
27.9 (27.3–28.5)
27,809 [12,424,978]
30.9 (20.0–44.5)
110 [47,777]
33.1 (24.1–43.6)
77 [30,036]
31.6 (19.9–46.3)
40 [14,080]
College 58.7 (58.2–59.2)
121,938 [49,778,629]
59.5 (59.0–60.0)
115,891 [47,381,044]
73.0 (68.0–77.5)
2,307 [931,743]
62.7 (58.1–67.2)
1,305 [521,034]
57.6 (56.9–58.4)
52,312 [23,014,626]
59.7 (59.0–60.4)
69,216 [26,605,133]
33.3 (20.2–49.6)
124 [51,374]
50.0 (39.3–60.7)
128 [45,330]
58.3 (43.7–71.6)
62 [25,940]
Missing 0.2 (0.15–0.23)
360 [158,245]
0.2 (0.1–0.2)
301 [134,978]
0.1 (0.02–0.2)
4 [915]
0.1 (0.03–0.4)
4 [899]
0.2 (0.1–0.3)
157 [72,997]
0.2 (0.1–0.3)
200 [84,333]
0.0
n = 0
0.0
n = 0
0.0
n = 0
Marital Status
Has a Partner 64.6 (64.2–65.1)
109,895 [54,818,424]
65.4 (64.9–65.9)
105,160 [52,030,412]
42.7 (38.5–47.1)
1,199 [545,406]
52.8 (48.3–57.2)
857 [438,451]
69.1 (68.4–69.7)
51,776 [27,579,488]
60.7 (60.0–61.3)
57,741 [27,030,421]
59.5 (44.0–73.3)
124 [91,797]
53.1 (42.3–63.6)
120 [48,163]
53.1 (38.4–67.5)
50 [23,668]
No Partner 35.1 (34.6–35.5)
72,950 [29,738,362]
34.3 (33.8–34.8)
67,605 [27,288,826]
56.9 (52.6–61.2)
1,615 [726,755]
47.1 (42.7–51.6)
1,036 [391,199]
30.7 (30.0–31.3)
27,301 [12,249,108]
38.9 (38.2–39.6)
45,247 [17,340,190]
40.4 (26.6–55.9)
161 [62,376]
46.9 (36.4–57.7)
112 [42,536]
46.8 (36.4–57.7)
62 [20,830]
Missing 0.3 (0.3–0.4)
765 [283,768]
0.3 (0.3–0.4)
647 [247,964]
0.3 (0.1–0.6)
10 [3,728]
0.1 (0.03–0.4)
7 [955]
0.2 (0.2–0.3)
260 [97,033]
0.4 (0.4–0.5)
499 [186,021]
0.1 (0.02–1.1)
1 [228]
0.0
n = 0
0.0
n = 0
Employment Status
Employed 49.5 (49.0–50.0)
84,020 [41,973,880]
49.9 (49.4–50.4)
79,799 [39,688,475]
52.5 (47.9–57.1)
1,451 [669,801]
51.5 (47.0–56.0)
899 [428,105]
55.3 (54.6–56.0)
9,509 [5,463,526]
44.3 (43.6–45.0)
13,851 [6,717,512]
58.1 (42.2–72.5)
54 [22,282]
38.8 (28.8–49.8)
60 [16,121]
44.7 (30.8–59.5)
24 [11,144]
Unemployed 14.4 (14.1–14.8)
23,527 [12,243,411]
14.0 (13.6–14.4)
21,628 [11,139,400]
17.4 (14.7–20.6)
448 [222,630]
18.1 (13.9–21.8)
336 [150,055]
13.7 (13.2–14.2)
262 [126,107]
15.1 (14.6–15.6)
6,864 [4,209,458]
14.4 (8.5–23.5)
5 [3,809]
17.8 (12.1–25.3)
9 [6,604]
25.0 (13.6–41.5)
5 [1,247]
Student/Homemaker 5.1 (4.9–5.4)
7,151 [4,355,388]
5.0 (4.7–5.3)
6,703 [3,967,671]
1.5 (0.5–4.0)
22 [19,655]
3.2 (2.1–4.9)
55 [26,400]
0.3 (0.3–0.4)
28,932 [12,053,676]
9.4 (9.0–10.0)
38,857 [13,674,354]
2.5 (0.8–7.6)
107 [38,330]
7.3 (2.3–20.6)
79 [31,500]
2.8 (0.7–10.0)
36 [12,198]
Retired 30.4 (30.0–30.9)
68,073 [25,829,526]
30.7 (30.3–31.1)
64,554 [24,411,806]
28.3 (23.7–33.4)
896 [361,607]
26.7 (22.8–29.0)
604 [221,693]
30.2 (29.6–30.8)
28,932 [12,053,676]
30.7 (30.1–31.3)
38,857 [13,674,354]
24.8 (15.2–37.8)
107 [38,330]
34.7 (25.2–45.6)
79 [31,500]
27.4 (16.4–42.0)
36 [12,198]
Missing 0.5 (0.4–0.6)
839 [438,349]
0.5 (0.4–0.5)
728 [359,850]
0.2 (0.1–0.5)
7 [2,196]
0.5 (0.2–1.5)
6 [4,353]
0.5 (0.4–0.7)
370 [212,772]
0.5 (0.4–0.6)
460 [222,362]
0.2 (0.03–1.4)
1 [292]
1.4 (0.3–6.2)
2 [1,265]
0.0
n = 0
Income as Percent of FPL
<100 9.6 (9.3–9.9)
13,046 [8,141,002]
8.9 (8.6–9.2)
11,678 [7,060,439]
7.7 (5.8–10.2)
176 [97,978]
13.3 (10.2–17.3)
195 [110,919]
8.9 (8.4–9.4)
5,079 [3,557,122]
10.2 (9.7–10.6)
7,868 [4,535,513]
11.5 (5.2–23.8)
35 [17,810]
13.8 (8.0–22.7)
33
12,507]
13.7 (5.7–29.3)
12 [6,082]
100–200 19.0 (18.7–19.4)
35,752 [16,159,760]
18.8 (18.4–19.2)
33,294 [14,941,458]
19.0 (16.0–22.4)
556 [242,120]
25.2 (21.4–29.4)
478 [209,187]
18.5 (18.0–19.1)
14,347 [7,405,358]
19.4 (18.9–19.9)
21,171 [8,630,515]
44.7 (27.3–63.5)
97 [69,069]
26.0 (18.2–35.8)
63 [23,615]
29.3 (16.8–45.8)
32 [13,018]
>200 71.4 (70.9–71.8)
134,812 [60,539,792]
72.3 (71.9–72.8)
128,440 [57,565,305]
73.3 (69.5–76.9)
2,092 [935,791]
61.5 (56.8–70.1)
1,227 [510,500]
72.5 (71.8–73.2)
59,911 [28,963,149]
70.5 (69.8–71.1)
74,448 [31,390,605]
43.7 (28.8–59.9)
154 [67,524]
60.2 (49.5–69.9)
136 [54,577]
57.1 (41.6–71.3)
68 [25,398]
Insurance Status
Yes 93.5 (93.2–93.8)
175,273 [79,326,383]
93.8 (93.5–94.1)
165,880 [74,640,977]
95.6 (94.1–96.7)
2,712 [1,219,496]
91.9 (88.7–94.3)
1,789 [763,506]
92.7 (92.2–93.1)
75,189 [36,991,481]
94.3 (93.9–94.6)
99,356 [41,999,736]
94.5 (89.3–97.3)
263 [145,944]
93.0 (86.5–96.5)
215 [84,382]
95.4 (86.2–98.6)
104 [42,439]
No 6.3 (6.0–6.6)
7,961 [5,324,288]
6.0 (5.7–6.3)
7,199 [4,758,975]
4.4 (3.3–5.9)
112 [56,393]
7.8 (5.5–10.9)
105 [64,518]
7.2 (6.7–7.7)
3,991 [2,860,863]
5.5 (5.1–5.8)
3,915 [2,441,530]
5.4 (2.7–10.6)
22 [8,336]
6.8 (3.3–13.3)
16 [6,168]
4.6 (1.4–13.8)
8 [2,059]
Missing 0.2 (0.2–0.3)
376 [189,882]
0.2 (0.2–0.3)
333 [167,250]
0.0 n = 0 0.3 (0.09–1.1)
6 [2,582]
0.2 (0.1–0.2)
157 [73,284]
0.3 (0.2–0.3)
216 [115,366]
0.08 (0.01–0.6)
1 [122]
0.2 (0.02–1.2)
1 [149]
0.0
n = 0
Health Care Access Hardship
Yes 9.9 (9.6–10.2)
14,489 [8,377,037]
9.6 (9.3–10.0)
13,348 [7,657,589]
7.3 (5.8–9.0)
219 [92,608]
13.7 (10.8–17.2)
203 [113,593]
9.0 (8.5–9.4)
5,570 [3,580,519]
10.7 (10.2–11.1)
8,833 [4,753,036]
13.5 (6.6–25.6)
37 [20,917]
9.2 (5.1–16.1)
21 [8,389]
11.9 (5.4–24.2)
14 [5,274]
No 89.6 (89.3–90.0)
168,368 [76,048,273]
89.9 (89.6–90.2)
159,384 [71,538,186]
92.4 (90.5–93.9)
2,596 [1,178,363]
84.8 (80.9–88.1)
1,689 [704,525]
90.5 (90.0–90.9)
73,404 [36,119,455]
88.9 (88.5–89.4)
94,270 [39,618,826]
84.2 (71.6–91.9)
246 [130,023]
89.4 (82.3–93.8)
209 [81,052]
88.1 (75.8–94.6)
98 [39,224]
Missing 0.5 (0.4–0.6)
753 [415,243]
0.5 (0.4–0.5)
680 [371,428]
0.4 (0.1–1.0)
9 [4,917]
1.5 (0.4–5.3)
8 [12,488]
0.6 (0.5–0.7)
363 [225,654]
0.4 (0.4–0.5)
384 [184,770]
2.2 (0.4–10.9)
3 [3,462]
1.4 (0.3–6.0)
2 [1,258]
0.0
n = 0
Personal Doctor
Yes 89.6 (89.3–89.9)
167,041 [76,007,818]
89.9 (89.6–90.2)
158,032 [71,506,907]
93.5 (91.7–94.9)
2,620 [1,192,787]
90.3 (87.6–92.4)
1,710 [749,753]
87.0 (86.5–87.5)
70,323 [34,745,607]
92.0 (91.6–92.3)
96,028 [40,975,262]
74.9 (48.1–90.6)
243 [115,720]
82.6 (69.3–90.8)
211 [74,880]
86.7 (74.3–93.6)
96 [38,561]
No 9.9 (9.6–10.2)
15,703 [8,396,143]
9.6 (9.3–10.0) 14,593 [7,678,224] 6.3 (5.0–8.1)
196 [80,845]
9.0 (7.0–11.6)
181 [75,017]
12.4 (11.9–13.0)
8,611 [4,968,658]
7.5 (7.2–7.9)
7,000 [3,361,172]
25.1 (9.4–51.9)
43 [38,682]
11.9 (5.8–23.1)
18 [10,823]
13.3 (6.4–25.7)
16 [5,937]
Missing 0.5 (0.5–0.6)
866 [436,592]
0.5 (0.4–0.5)
787 [382,071]
0.2 (0.08–0.4)
8 [2,257]
0.7 (0.2–2.3)
9 [5,835]
0.5 (0.5–0.6)
403 [211,363]
0.5 (0.4–0.6)
459 [220,198]
0.0
n = 0
5.5 (1.2–21.2)
3 [4,996]
0.0
n = 0
Checkup in the Last 2 Years
Yes 90.5 (90.3–90.8)
167,477 [76,818,767]
90.6 (90.4–90.9)
158,245 [72,121,104]
91.8 (89.4–93.7)
2,596 [1,171,302]
89.7 (87.0–92.0)
1,723 [745,634]
88.8 (88.3–89.2)
71,138 [35,439,326]
92.1 (91.8–92.5)
95,632 [41,057,052]
90.3 (77.9–96.1)
256 [139,474]
87.5 (79.5–92.7)
205 [79,389]
89.0 (77.1–95.1)
99 [39,586]
No 8.6 (8.4–8.9)
14,594 [7,314,607]
8.6 (8.3–8.9)
13,778 [6,838,588]
7.1 (5.3–9.3)
205 [89,965]
9.5 (7.3–12.1)
168 [78,540]
10.5 (10.0–10.9)
7,582 [4,178,387]
7.0 (6.7–7.3)
6,947 [3,107,615]
9.1 (3.5–21.8)
26 [14,103]
9.6 (5.0–17.4)
20 [8,664]
8.4 (3.5–18.8)
12 [3,741]
Missing 0.8 (0.8–0.9)
1,539 [707,179]
0.8 (0.7–0.8)
1,389 [607,510]
1.1 (0.6–2.1)
23 [14,621]
0.8 (0.3–2.3)
9 [6,431]
0.8 (0.7–0.9)
617 [307,915]
0.9 (0.8–1.0)
908 [391,965]
0.5 (0.1–2.2)
4 [824]
2.9 (1.1–7.3)
7 [2,646]
2.6 (0.4–16.4)
1 [1,172]