Table 1.
Sample Characteristics for Publicly and Privately Insured Beneficiaries in North Carolina (2003–2008).
| Publicly insured N = 12,570 |
Privately insured N = 56,151 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo. N = 7196 (57%) |
FOBT/FIT N = 5374 (43%) |
Colo. N = 23,321 (42%) |
FOBT/FIT N = 32,830 (58%) |
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| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 2886 (63) |
1668 (37) |
10,643 (54) |
8889 (46) |
| Female | 4310 (54) |
3706 (46) |
12,678 (35) |
23,941 (65) |
| Race | N/A | N/A | ||
| White | 4081 (58) |
2983 (42) |
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| Black | 2757 (57) |
2065 (43) |
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| Other | 358 (52) |
326 (48) |
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| Marital status | N/A | N/A | ||
| Married | 16,264 (41) |
23,338 (59) |
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| Not married | 5136 (42) |
7028 (58) |
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| Unknown | 1921 (44) |
2464 (56) |
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| Ever in SEHP | N/A | N/A | ||
| Yes | 13,066 (41) |
19,044 (59) |
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| No | 10,255 (43) |
13,786 (57) |
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| Public insurance type | N/A | N/A | ||
| Medicare | 1982 (61) |
1289 (39) |
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| Medicaid | 1559 (54) |
1341 (46) |
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| Dual | 3655 (57) |
2744 (43) |
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| Year turned 50 | ||||
| 2003 | 1506 (60) |
1007 (40) |
4896 (44) |
6249 (56) |
| 2004 | 1385 (58) |
1007 (42) |
4703 (44) |
5978 (56) |
| 2005 | 1232 (57) |
913 (43) |
4315 (43) |
5681 (57) |
| 2006 | 1250 (59) |
867 (41) |
3927 (42) |
5336 (58) |
| 2007 | 1018 (55) |
823 (45) |
3298 (40) |
5010 (60) |
| 2008 | 805 (52) |
757 (48) |
2182 (32) |
4576 (68) |
| Distance to the nearest endoscopy facility | ||||
| < 5 miles | 3291 (57) |
2488 (43) |
11,426 (42) |
15,479 (58) |
| 5–10 miles | 2050 (58) |
1485 (42) |
6934 (41) |
9813 (59) |
| 10–15 miles | 1106 (57) |
839 (43) |
3286 (39) |
5115 (61) |
| 15–20 miles | 480 (55) |
393 (45) |
1061 (41) |
1528 (59) |
| 20 + miles | 269 (61) |
169 (39) |
614 (41) |
895 (59) |
| Number of generalists (per 10,000) | ||||
| Below median | 2841 (56) |
2220 (44) |
6851 (38) |
11,001 (62) |
| Above median | 4355 (58) |
3154 (42) |
16,470 (43) |
21,829 (57) |
| Endoscopy facility test volume (per 10,000) | ||||
| 0 | 722 (57) |
549 (43) |
1610 (40) |
2407 (60) |
| 1–199 | 504 (58) |
366 (42) |
1672 (41) |
2417 (59) |
| 200–399 | 2031 (56) |
1606 (44) |
7674 (40) |
11,338 (60) |
| 400–599 | 1544 (61) |
1001 (39) |
4393 (42) |
6171 (58) |
| 600–799 | 1022 (56) |
801 (44) |
3341 (42) |
4526 (58) |
| 800 + | 1373 (57) |
1051 (43) |
4631 (44) |
5971 (56) |
| Quartiles of regional uninsurance (40–64 years old) | ||||
| Low | 3146 (59) |
2224 (41) |
9661 (42) |
13,088 (58) |
| Low-medium | 2316 (56) |
1855 (44) |
8299 (41) |
11,781 (59) |
| Medium-high | 1117 (57) |
847 (43) |
3439 (40) |
5249 (60) |
| High | 617 (58) |
448 (42) |
1922 (41) |
2712 (59) |
| Quartiles of regional % non-white | ||||
| Low | 906 (56) |
725 (44) |
2832 (41) |
4011 (59) |
| Low-medium | 1712 (56) |
1359 (44) |
5629 (38) |
9040 (62) |
| Medium-high | 2175 (59) |
1539 (41) |
9106 (41) |
13,029 (59) |
| High | 2403 (58) |
1751 (42) |
5754 (46) |
6750 (54) |
| Quartiles of regional unemployment rate | ||||
| Low | 1634 (60) |
1090 (40) |
8654 (43) |
11,286 (57) |
| Low-medium | 2012 (59) |
1422 (41) |
6908 (42) |
9665 (58) |
| Medium-high | 2007 (56) |
1585 (44) |
5328 (40) |
7931 (60) |
| High | 1543 (55) |
1277 (45) |
2431 (38) |
3948 (62) |
Notes: Colo: colonoscopy; FOBT: fecal occult blood test; FIT: fecal immunohistochemical test; SEHP: State Employees Health Plan.