Table 2.
Race-specific prevalence of family history of colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer screeninga for individuals aged 50 to 75 years in a representative sample of the California population.
| Race/ethnicity | Family history N (%) | FOBT N (%) | Sigmoidoscopy N (%) | Colonoscopy N (%) | Any screening N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 56,072 (5.7) | 251,485 (26) | 138,445 (14) | 461,498 (47) | 635,423 (65) |
| Hispanic | 83,273 (4.2) | 521,245 (27) | 258,205 (13) | 738,839 (38) | 1,123,924 (57) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 31,784 (6.1) | 141,189 (27) | 95,974 (18) | 243,233 (47) | 348,300 (67) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 422,315 (8.2) | 1,251,364 (24) | 722,414 (14) | 2,857,777 (55) | 3,687,661 (71) |
| Other | 17,076 (7.8) | 76,219 (35) | 32,475 (15) | 111,709 (51) | 155,356 (71) |
a
Defined as fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within past year; sigmoidoscopy within past 5 years; colonoscopy within past 10 years; any of these tests within their designated timeframes.