Table 1.
Subset of patients with survey data availablea
| Colorectal cancer | Cervical cancer | Breast cancer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for screening, N | Receiving Screening, row % | Eligible for screening, N | Receiving Screening, row % | Eligible for screening, N | Receiving Screening, row % | |
| TOTAL | 3028 | 72.9 | 3997 | 78.7 | 1521 | 74.4 |
| Age categories | ||||||
| 20–29 | – – | – – | 618 | 76.7 | – – | – – |
| 30–39 | – – | – – | 1149 | 81.4 | – – | – – |
| 40–49 | – – | – – | 960 | 82.9 | – – | – – |
| 50–59 | 1588 | 67.3 | 760 | 77.9 | 797 | 72.8 |
| 60–69 | 1091 | 78.5 | 510 | 68.0 | 540 | 77.4 |
| 70+ years | 349 | 81.1 | – – | – – | 184 | 72.8 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1433 | 72.6 | – – | – – | – – | – – |
| Female | 1595 | 73.2 | 3997 | 78.7 | 1521 | 74.4 |
| Immigrant status | ||||||
| Foreign-born | 1203 | 75.8 | 1604 | 77.7 | 654 | 76.0 |
| Canadian-born | 1722 | 71.4 | 2317 | 79.5 | 817 | 73.6 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 103 | 64.1 | 76 | 73.7 | 50 | 68.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White-North American | 1173 | 73.1 | 1325 | 80.1 | 564 | 74.3 |
| White-European | 724 | 73.5 | 773 | 78.1 | 334 | 73.4 |
| Asian - East (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean) | 144 | 79.2 | 255 | 81.6 | 82 | 82.9 |
| Asian - South East (e.g., Malaysian, Filipino, Vietnamese) | 126 | 73.0 | 203 | 77.8 | 92 | 84.8 |
| Asian - South (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan) | 124 | 74.2 | 299 | 76.6 | 64 | 78.1 |
| Black - African (e.g., Ghanaian, Kenyan, Somali) | 73 | 80.8 | 204 | 78.9 | 47 | 70.2 |
| Black - Caribbean (e.g., Barbadian, Jamaican) | 87 | 75.9 | 169 | 77.5 | 59 | 72.9 |
| Black - North American (e.g., Canadian, American) | 17 | 64.7 | 29 | 72.4 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Indian - Caribbean (e.g., Guyanese with origins in India) | 40 | 57.5 | 43 | 81.4 | 24 | 70.8 |
| Latin American (e.g., Argentinean, Chilean, Salvadorian) | 86 | 73.3 | 129 | 76.7 | 35 | 80.0 |
| Middle Eastern (e.g., Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese) | 40 | 70.0 | 67 | 68.7 | 13 | 84.6 |
| Mixed heritage (e.g., Black- African and White-North American | 25 | 64.0 | 93 | 76.3 | 11 | 72.7 |
| Other (including First Nations/Indigenous/Aboriginal not included elsewhere/Inuit/Métis) | 113 | 69.0 | 154 | 84.4 | 55 | 56.4 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 256 | 68.8 | 254 | 74.8 | 133 | 71.4 |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||||
| Q1 | 714 | 73.2 | 949 | 76.4 | 337 | 70.0 |
| Q2 | 447 | 72.9 | 633 | 79.5 | 230 | 73.0 |
| Q3 | 451 | 71.8 | 612 | 78.1 | 251 | 74.1 |
| Q4 | 477 | 73.2 | 600 | 79.0 | 261 | 75.9 |
| Q5 | 738 | 75.5 | 826 | 82.1 | 353 | 77.6 |
| Missing | 201 | 63.7 | 377 | 75.9 | 89 | 78.7 |
| Low-income cut-off, before taxes (LICO-BT)b | ||||||
| Below low-income cut-off | 710 | 68.6 | 836 | 76.4 | 312 | 64.7 |
| Above low-income cut-off | 1529 | 74.9 | 2130 | 80.9 | 769 | 79.8 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 789 | 72.9 | 1031 | 75.6 | 440 | 71.8 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 2305 | 72.8 | 3395 | 79.3 | 1300 | 74.6 |
| Gay/Bisexual/Lesbian/Queer/Two-Spirit/Other | 463 | 72.4 | 277 | 75.1 | 71 | 66.2 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 260 | 74.6 | 325 | 75.1 | 150 | 76.7 |
| Language | ||||||
| What language would you feel most comfortable speaking in with your healthcare provider? | ||||||
| English | 2875 | 72.9 | 3732 | 78.6 | 1437 | 74.4 |
| Other Language | 136 | 72.1 | 252 | 79.4 | 77 | 77.9 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 17 | 76.5 | 13 | 76.9 | 7 | 42.9 |
| In what language would you prefer to read healthcare information? | ||||||
| English | 2750 | 73.1 | 3656 | 78.7 | 1379 | 74.3 |
| Other language | 115 | 67.8 | 211 | 79.1 | 61 | 73.8 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 163 | 72.4 | 130 | 76.9 | 81 | 77.8 |
| Housing | ||||||
| Own Home | 1508 | 75.5 | 1744 | 81.9 | 805 | 79.0 |
| Renting Home | 942 | 71.3 | 1697 | 76.6 | 442 | 73.8 |
| Other | 325 | 65.5 | 284 | 74.3 | 147 | 59.2 |
| Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing | 253 | 72.3 | 272 | 75.0 | 127 | 65.4 |
aScreening rates are reported as row percentages
bLICO-BT derived from 2014 Statistics Canada LICO-BT calculations with the following modifications:
i) if participants reported a total family income before taxes of $0 to $29,999 (question #7) and reported that their income supported ≤ 2 people (question #8) they were below the LICO-BT
ii) if participants reported a total family income before taxes of $0 to $29,999 or $30,000 to $59,999 (question #7) and reported their income supported between 3 to 6 people (question #8) they were below the LICO-BT
iii) if participants reported a total family income before taxes of $0 to $29,999 or $30,000 to $59,999 or $60,000 to $89,999 (question #7) and reported their income supported seven or more people (question #8) they were below the LICO-BT