Table 3. Logistic regression model to predict never receiving any colorectal cancer test use from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey among Mexican Americans and non-Latino White adults aged 50 years and older (N=18,304).

	Never Had FOBT or Endoscopy^a

	Adj. OR	95% CI	P
Sociodemographic factors
Ethnicity (Mexican American)^b	1.32	(1.07–1.53)	.01
Gender (male)^c	0.91	(0.82–1.03)	.12
Age (years)	0.95	(0.95–0.96)	<.01
Higher education^d	0.91	(0.89–0.94)	<.01
Percent above federal poverty level	0.97	(0.95–0.99)	<.01
Urban resident^e	0.96	(0.87–1.10)	.71
Health care access
Usual source of health care^f	0.35	(0.28–0.43)	<.01
Have health insurance^g	0.63	(0.52–0.77)	<.01
Saw doctor in the past year^h	0.36	(0.30–0.42)	<.01
Health status
Good health statusⁱ	1.14	(0.98–1.33)	.09
Other health behaviors
High fruit and vegetable intake^j	0.94	(0.84–1.06)	.34
Regular physical activity^k	0.86	(0.77–0.97)	.01
Non-smoker^l	1.44	(1.24–1.67)	<.01
Language barrier
Limited English proficient (LEP)^m	1.68	(1.27–2.22)	<.01

Note. The analysis includes Mexican American and non-Latino white Californian adults aged 50 and older who had not been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

1=Had neither endoscopy nor FOBT colorectal cancer screening, 0=had FOBT or endoscopy or both tests;

11=Mexican American, 0=Non-Latino White

11=Male, 0=female

11-point scale with 0=no formal education through 10=doctoral degree

1=Urban, 0=rural

1=Has usual source of health care, 0=does not have usual source of health care

1=Had health insurance all of last year, 0=did not have health insurance the entire year

1=Saw a doctor in the past 12 months, 0=did not see doctor

ⁱ

1=Good, very good, excellent health status, 0=poor or fair health status

1=Consumes five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day, 0=does not consume

1=Regularly physically active, 0=some physical activity or sedentary

1=Quit or never smoked, 0=smoker

1=Speaks no English in the home or does not speak it well, 0=speaks only English or speaks it well or very well