Table 1.
Characteristics of Filipino American respondents compared to Filipino American immigrants who participated in the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), 2005
| Total sample | Never screened | Ever had FOBT only | Ever had endoscopy (with or without FOBT) | Filipino American Immigrants CHIS 2005 (California, 50-75 yrs old) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 487 | N = 257 | N = 78 | N = 152 | N=189 | |
| Demographic characteristics | (mean ± s.d.) | (mean ± s.d.) | (mean ± s.d.) | (mean ± s.d.) | (mean ± s.d.) |
| Age | 59.5 ± 6.2 | 58.8 ± 6.5 | 60.6 ± 6.1 | 60.2 ± 5.5 | 60.1 ± 6.9 |
| Percent of lifetime in U.S. | 33.4 ± 19.4 | 29.2 ± 19.8 | 30.8 ± 19.3 | 41.9 ± 15.9 | 50* |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Born outside the U.S. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Interview in English | 64 | 60 | 53 | 76 | 100 |
| Male | 42 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 30 |
| Married | 69 | 64 | 69 | 77 | 62 |
| Education: ≥ college degree | 68 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 69 |
| Annual income: | |||||
| <$20,000 | 38 | 49 | 43 | 17 | 20 |
| $20,000 to < $50,000 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
| ≥ $50,000 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 54 | 53 |
| Access to health care | |||||
| Has health insurance | 76 | 69 | 71 | 90 | 93 |
| Has regular doctor | 82 | 76 | 83 | 93 | 96** |
Note: Group status was assessed based on responses to the following questions:
- Have you ever done a take home stool blood test? Have you ever had a sigmoidoscopy?
- Have you ever had a colonoscopy? (Definitions for all tests were read to subjects.)
- Why did you do a stool blood test/have a sigmoidoscopy/have a colonoscopy? Was it for a health problem or was it for a routine screening check-up when you didn't have any problems?
*
CHIS provides the “percent life in US” variable as a range (example: 13.9% of respondents have a percent life in US of 0-20%). This value was estimated from these ranges.
**
“has regular source of care”