Table 1.
Characteristics of Medicaid-Insured Women Interviewed in 2007-2008
| Demographics (n=133) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean age, y (SD) | 56.4 (4.1) | |
| No. | % | |
| Language | ||
| Interview in Spanish | 54 | 41 |
| Race | ||
| Black/African American | 38 | 29 |
| White | 36 | 27 |
| Mixed | 24 | 18 |
| Unknown/missing/refused | 35 | 26 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 66 | 50 |
| Birthplace | ||
| United States (including Puerto Rico) | 58 | 44 |
| Education level achieved | ||
| Some high school or less | 49 | 37 |
| High school graduate | 53 | 40 |
| Some college | 21 | 16 |
| College grad or grad school | 8 | 6 |
| Missing/refused | 2 | 2 |
| Health Status | ||
| Self-assessment of health | ||
| Very good or excellent | 33 | 25 |
| Good | 39 | 29 |
| Fair or poor | 60 | 45 |
| Don't know/missing | 1 | 1 |
| Up to date for screening by self-report | ||
| Colorectal any testq | 35 | 27 |
| Colonoscopy within 10 y | 24 | 18 |
| Sigmoidoscopy within 5 y | 1 | 1 |
| Unspecified endoscopy within 5 y | 2 | 2 |
| Home FOBT within 12 mo | 12 | 9 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight/normal (BMI <25) | 31 | 23 |
| Overweight (BMI 25-30) | 47 | 35 |
| Obese (BMI ≥30) | 38 | 29 |
| Missing height and/or weight | 17 | 13 |
| Health Care Utilization | ||
| Has a usual provider | 100 | 75 |
| Last routine checkup, y | ||
| 0-2 | 113 | 85 |
| 2-5 | 15 | 11 |
| >5 | 3 | 2 |
| Don't know | 2 | 2 |
a n = 132 after excluding 1 woman, who reported a history of colorectal cancer.