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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Aug 6;17(8):1937–1944. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0005

Table 2. Weighted Colorectal and Breast Cancer Screening Rates by Ethnicity and Medical Discrimination*.

% screened Women % screened Men % screened
Women Men No reported discrimination Reported discrimination No reported discrimination Reported discrimination
Sociodemographic Model
Endoscopy&/or FOBT Screening (Adults, age 50-75 years, n=7752)
   African-American 45.6 50.5 47.7 43.6 50.5 50.4
   American Indian/Alaskan Native 33.7 48.2 42.9 25.5 49.4 47.0
   Asian 38.4 46.9 43.4 33.7 46.7 47.2
   Latino 38.3 45.3 41.3 35.4 44.4 46.1
Mammography Screening (Women, age 40-75 years, n=8051)
   African-American 59.1 68.3 49.3
   American Indian/Alaskan Native 49.4 64.9 33.9
   Asian 56.3 64.0 48.2
   Latino 57.4 66.9 47.4
Sociodemographic + Health Factors Model§
Endoscopy&/or FOBT Screening (Adults, age 50-75 years, n=7752)
   African-American 42.9 38.6 44.1 41.7 54.4 24.9
   American Indian/Alaskan Native 26.8 48.1 31.4 22.6 63.6 33.1
   Asian 32.3 48.4 34.8 29.9 63.0 33.9
   Latino 29.9 42.1 30.8 29.0 55.1 30.1
Mammography Screening (Women, age 40-75 years, n=8051)
   African-American 52.8 56.3 49.4
   American Indian/Alaskan Native 37.1 44.0 30.7
   Asian 54.3 55.8 52.8
   Latino 50.9 54.4 47.3
*

Unless otherwise indicated, all the comparisons between no reported vs. reported discrimination are statistically significant (p < 0.001).

Not statistically significant

Predictor variables included in the sociodemographics model were age, education, household income, ethnicity and survey year.

§

Predictor variables included in the sociodemographics and health factors model were age, education, household income, ethnicity, survey year, health insurance, health status, having a usual source of care, and having a previous diagnosis of cancer.