Table 1.
Respondent Characteristics for Total Sample and by Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Status, in Three California Practice Settings, 2008–2009
| Characteristic | Total Sample N = 504 |
Any CRC Screening N = 299 |
Endoscopy1
N = 233 |
FOBT1 only N = 66 |
No Screening N = 205 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years: Mean (SD) | 60.6 (8.4) | 60.9 (8.4) | 61.1 (8.4) | 60.3 (8.6) | 60.1 (8.3) |
| Sex – women: N (%) | 350 (69) | 205 (69) | 165 (71) | 40 (61) | 145 (71) |
| Marital status – married or living with partner: N (%) | 266 (53) | 173 (58)** | 138 (59)** | 35 (54) | 93 (46) |
| Education: N (%) | ** | *** | |||
| Less than high school | 263 (53) | 143 (48) | 95 (41) | 48 (74) | 120 (59) |
| High school graduate | 82 (17) | 46 (16) | 41 (18) | 5 (8) | 36 (18) |
| Some college or more | 152 (31) | 106 (34) | 94 (41) | 12 (18) | 46 (23) |
| Employed full-time or part-time: N (%) | 219 (44) | 123 (41) | 97 (42) | 26 (40) | 96 (48) |
| Born in the U.S.: N (%) | 116 (23) | 81 (27)** | 73 (32)*** | 8 (12) | 35 (17) |
| Fair/poor self-rated health: N (%) | 240 (48) | 133 (44) | 101 (43) | 32 (48) | 106 (52) |
| Health insurance: N (%) | *** | *** | |||
| Any private | 164 (33) | 118 (40) | 109 (48) | 9 (14) | 46 (23) |
| Public | 134 (27) | 73 (25) | 55 (24) | 18 (28) | 61 (31) |
| Self-pay/no insurance | 193 (39) | 101 (35) | 64 (28) | 37 (58) | 92 (46) |
| Number of medical visits in past 12 months: Mean (SD) | 6.4 (8.6) | 7.1 (10.6)* | 7.5 (11.8)* | 5.6 (3.8) | 5.5 (4.1) |
| Clinic site: N (%) | *** | *** | *** | ||
| So. CA multi-specialty clinic | 193 (38) | 144 (48) | 133 (57) | 11 (17) | 49 (24) |
| So. CA community clinic | 121 (24) | 82 (27) | 54 (23) | 28 (42) | 39 (19) |
| No. CA community clinic | 191 (38) | 73 (24) | 46 (20) | 27 (41) | 117 (57) |
| Language of interview: N (%) | *** | *** | |||
| English | 157 (31) | 114 (38) | 104 (45) | 10 (15) | 43 (21) |
| Spanish | 348 (69) | 185 (62) | 129 (55) | 56 (85) | 162 (79) |
| Language concordance: N (%) | *** | *** | |||
| English proficient | 145 (29) | 106 (36) | 96 (41) | 10 (15) | 39 (19) |
| Limited English proficient with language concordant physician | 99 (20) | 54 (18) | 38 (16) | 16 (25) | 45 (22) |
| Limited English proficient with language discordant physician | 255 (51) | 137 (46) | 98 (42) | 39 (60) | 118 (58) |
| CRC risk factors present: N (%) | 102 (20) | 80 (27)*** | 76 (33)*** | 4 (6) | 22 (11) |
1 Endoscopy = sigmoidoscopy in past 5 years or colonoscopy in past 10 years with or without FOBT; FOBT = only fecal occult blood test in the past year
* = p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 for comparison of screening test referred to in column heading to no screening