Table 3.
Language and demographic characteristics of Latino/Hispanic California Health Inventory Survey Participants ages 50-80 years related to colon cancer screening status (bootstrap 95%CI)
| Total | Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Fecal occult blood test | Colonoscopy | No Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Fecal occult blood test | |
| Weighted | Weighted | Weighted | Weighted | |
| n = 1 487 447 | n = 801 832 | n = 492 646 | n = 685 615 | |
| Latino/Hispanic sub-type, % | ||||
| Mexican | 80.6 (80.5-80.6) | 79.8 (79.7-79.9) | 79.2 (79.1-79.4) | 81.4 (81.3-81.5) |
| Salvadoran | 8.2 (8.1-8.2) | 6.4 (6.4-6.5) | 8.0 (7.9-8.1) | 10.3 (10.3-10.4) |
| Guatemalan | 2.4 (2.3-2.4) | 2.0 (2.0-2.0) | 1.6 (1.6-1.7) | 2.7 (2.7-2.8) |
| Central American | 2.8 (2.7-2.8) | 3.5 (3.4-3.5) | 3.0 (2.9-3.0) | 1.9 (1.9-1.9) |
| South American | 2.1 (2.0-2.1) | 2.7 (2.7-2.8) | 2.3 (2.3-2.3) | 1.4 (1.3-1.4) |
| Other Latino | 3.9 (3.8-3.9) | 5.6 (5.5-5.6) | 5.9 (5.9-6.0) | 2.3 (2.3-2.4) |
| Citizen status, % | ||||
| United states born citizen | 31.2 (31.1-31.2) | 37.1 (37.0-37.2) | 39.3 (39.1-39.4) | 24.2 (24.1-24.3) |
| Naturalized citizen | 43.5 (43.4-43.6) | 47.4 (47.3-47.6) | 50.2 (50.1-50.3) | 38.9 (38.8-39.0) |
| Non-citizen | 25.3 (25.2-25.4) | 15.4 (15.4-15.5) | 10.5 (10.4-10.6) | 36.9 (36.8-37.0) |
| Year lived in United States, % | ||||
| ≤ 1 | 0.2 (0.2-0.2) | 0.0 (0.0-0.1) | 0.0 (0.0-0.2) | 0.5 (0.4-0.5) |
| 2-4 | 1.4 (1.3-1.4) | 1.1 (1.1-1.1) | 0.8 (0.8-0.8) | 1.6 (1.6-1.7) |
| 5-9 | 1.0 (1.0-1.1) | 0.5 (0.5-0.5) | 0.3 (0.2-0.3) | 1.6 (1.6-1.7) |
| 10-14 | 3.9 (3.8-3.9) | 3.1 (3.1-3.2) | 1.3 (1.2-1.3) | 4.8 (4.7-4.8) |
| ≥ 15 | 62.4 (62.3-62.4) | 58.1 (58.1-58.3) | 58.4 (58.3-58.6) | 67.3 (67.2-67.5) |
| Not ascertained | 31.2 (31.2-31.3) | 37.2 (37.2-37.3) | 39.2 (39.1-39.4) | 24.2 (24.1-24.5) |
| Ability to speak English, % | ||||
| Very good | 13.0 (12.9-13.1) | 15.5 (15.4-15.5) | 17.7 (16.9-17.1) | 10.1 (10.1-10.2) |
| Good | 19.1 (19.0-19.1) | 21.7 (21.6-21.8) | 26.9 (26.7-27.0) | 16.1 (16.0-16.2) |
| Not good | 33.4 (33.3-33.5) | 29.6 (29.5-29.8) | 23.1 (23.0-23.3) | 37.8 (37.7-37.9) |
| Not at all | 18.8 (18.7-18.8) | 14.6 (14.5-14.7) | 15.3 (15.2-15.) | 23.6 (23.5-23.7) |
| Language of TV/radio/newspaper, % | ||||
| English | 17.2 (17.1-17.3) | 19.9 (19.8-20.0) | 24.3 (24.2-24.5) | 14.0 (14.0-14.2) |
| English and Spanish | 33.0 (32.9-33.1) | 32.9 (32.7-33.0) | 31.1 (30.9-31.2) | 33.2 (33.1-33.3) |
| Only Spanish | 34.1 (34.0-34.2) | 28.7 (28.6-28.8) | 27.6 (27.5-27.8) | 40.4 (40.3-40.6) |
| Not ascertained | 15.7 (15.7-15.7) | 18.6 (18.5-18.7) | 17.0 (16.9-17.1) | 12.3 (12.2-12.4) |
| Language spoken at home, % | ||||
| English | 15.7 (15.7-15.8) | 18.6 (18.5-18.7) | 17.0 (16.9-17.1) | 12.3 (12.2-12.4) |
| English and Spanish | 46.6 (46.5-46.7) | 48.4 (48.3-48.5) | 54.0 (53.9-54.3) | 44.5 (44.4-44.7) |
| Only Spanish | 37.0 (36.9-37.1) | 32.2 (32.2-32.3) | 28.1 (27.9-28.2) | 42.6 (42.5-42.8) |
| Other | 0.7 (0.7-0.7) | 0.8 (0.8-0.9) | 0.9 (0.8-0.9) | 0.6 (0.6-0.7) |
| Doctor conducted last interview in, % | ||||
| English | 32.0 (31.9-32.1) | 41.0 (40.8-41.1) | 46.4 (46.2-46.5) | 21.5 (21.4-21.6) |
| Spanish | 39.7 (39.6-39.8) | 34.5 (34.4-34.6) | 29.6 (29.4-29.7) | 45.7 (45.6-45.9) |
| Not ascertained | 28.3 (28.2-28.4) | 24.5 (24.4-24.6) | 24.0 (23.9-24.3) | 32.8 (32.7-32.9) |
| Hard time understanding your doctor, % | ||||
| Yes | 5.3 (5.2-5.3) | 3.5 (3.5-3.6) | 4.0 (3.9-4.1) | 7.3 (7.2-7.4) |
| No | 87.0 (87.0-87.1) | 94.1 (94.0-94.2) | 92.4 (92.3-92.5) | 78.8 (78.7-78.9) |
| Not ascertained | 7.7 (7.7-7.8) | 2.4 (2.2-2.6) | 3.6 (3.5-3.7) | 13.9 (13.8-14.0) |