TABLE 1.

Participant characteristics by race/ethnicity

	White (n = 89) %	African-American (n = 90) %	Hispanic (n = 92) %
Gender
Male	38	44	34
Age
50–64	52	62	63
65–80	48	38	37
Education (years)a
<12	11	29	52
12	27	31	26
>12	62	40	22
Income ($)a
<15K	27	43	46
15–25	15	21	20
25–50	21	24	24
>50	39	13	11
Insurance type
Public	18	20	28
Private	37	37	46
Mixed	45	44	27
Health statusa
Poor/fair	20	48	49
Good/excellent	80	52	51
Previous GI diagnosisb	56	34	37
Up-to-datec by self-reportd
Any test	65.2	55.6	52.2
FOBT	16.9	20	13
COL	48.3	33.3	38.0
FS	12.4	16.7	8.7
DCBE	25.8	20.0	15.2
Up-to-datec by medical recordd
Any test	49.4	44.4	38.0
FOBT	9.4	10	9.1
COL	37.1	35.6	30.4
FS	9	11.1	4.3
DCBE	3.4	4.4	3.7

GI: gastrointestinal diagnoses include polyps, abdominal hernia, diverticulosis and irritable bowel syndrome. COL, colonoscopy; DCBE, double contrast barium enema; FOBT, fecal occult blood testing; FS, flexible sigmoidoscopy.

^aStatistical testing with chi square: comparison of proportions within each racial/ethnic group, P < 0.001.

^bStatistical testing with chi square: comparison of proportions within each racial/ethnic group, P < 0.01.

^cUp-to-date testing indicates FOBT in last year or FS in last 5 years or DCBE in last 5 years or COL in last 10 years.

^dMore than one type of test may be up-to-date.