TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | Weighted sample (N = 870,214) | Weighted % *, † | Standard error * | Unweighted sample (N = 2,539) |
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| CRC screening modality: | ||||
| Colonoscopy ‡ | 521600 | 60.0 | 2.2 | 1623 |
| Sigmoidoscopy only ‡ | 21649 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 53 |
| Fecal-based test only § | 54622 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 170 |
| Sigmoidoscopy ‡ and fecal-based test § | 15819 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 53 |
| None within past 5 years | 256524 | 29.5 | 2.1 | 640 |
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| Physician recommended CRC screening: | ||||
| No | 324046 | 37.2 | 2.1 | 866 |
| Yes | 546168 | 62.8 | 2.1 | 1673 |
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| Race/ethnicity: | ||||
| White | 605958 | 69.6 | 2.0 | 2060 |
| African American | 52911 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 107 |
| Latino | 86990 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 110 |
| Asian | 72720 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 142 |
| Other | 51635 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 120 |
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| Age: | ||||
| ≥ 50 years old | 676019 | 77.7 | 2.2 | 2236 |
| < 50 years old | 194195 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 303 |
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| Sex: | ||||
| Female | 508519 | 58.4 | 2.1 | 1632 |
| Male | 361695 | 41.6 | 2.1 | 907 |
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| Marital Status: | ||||
| Unmarried | 284798 | 32.7 | 2.1 | 1073 |
| Married | 585416 | 67.3 | 2.1 | 1466 |
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| Years lived in the U.S.: | ||||
| Born in the U.S. | 691116 | 79.4 | 2.5 | 2210 |
| < 1 – 14 | 14447 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 33 |
| ≥ 15 | 164651 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 296 |
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| English proficiency: | ||||
| Not at all or not well | 57546 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 68 |
| Only or very well or well | 812668 | 93.4 | 1.9 | 2471 |
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| Self-reported health status: | ||||
| Poor or fair | 184364 | 21.2 | 2.5 | 436 |
| Good or very good | 528826 | 60.8 | 2.3 | 1575 |
| Excellent | 157024 | 18.0 | 1.1 | 528 |
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| Household size | - | 2.5 (mean) | 0.1 | 2.0 (mean) |
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| Work status: | ||||
| Not working | 409248 | 47.0 | 1.8 | 1332 |
| Currently working | 460966 | 53.0 | 1.8 | 1207 |
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| Education level: | ||||
| Did not graduate from high school | 71601 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 129 |
| High school degree | 374370 | 43.0 | 2.0 | 1011 |
| College degree | 276811 | 31.8 | 2.2 | 870 |
| Graduate degree | 147432 | 16.9 | 1.1 | 529 |
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| Federal poverty level (FPL): | ||||
| ≥ 300% FPL | 561384 | 64.5 | 2.2 | 1701 |
| 200 – 299% FPL | 119731 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 350 |
| 100 – 199% FPL | 128656 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 331 |
| 0 – 99% FPL | 60443 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 157 |
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| Insurance status: | ||||
| No insurance | 94468 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 143 |
| Has insurance | 775746 | 89.1 | 2.6 | 2396 |
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| Usual source of care (USOC): | ||||
| No USOC | 49664 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 138 |
| Has USOC | 820550 | 94.3 | 0.8 | 2401 |
CRC, colorectal cancer; U.S., United States.
*
Data are presented as percent unless otherwise indicated.
†
Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
‡
Performed within past 5 years.
§
Performed within past year.