Table 3. Cancer Screening Among Men, by Demographic Characteristics and Access to Care, National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2015.
| Characteristic | Colorectal Cancer, Recent Testa |
Prostate Cancer, PSA Test in Past Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Predictive Margin (95% CI) | P Value | No. | Predictive Marginb (95% CI) | P Value | |
| Total | 5,679 | 61.9 (60.0–63.7) | NA | 6,636 | 35.8 (34.2–37.4) | NA |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 50–64 | 3,606 | 57.4 (55.0–59.7) | <.001 | 3,513 | 30.3 (28.3–32.4) | <.001 |
| 65–74 | NA | NA | 1,903 | 44.7 (41.8–47.6) | ||
| 65–75 | 2,073 | 71.6 (69.3–73.9) | NA | NA | ||
| >75 | —a | —a | —a | 1,220 | 40.6 (36.8–44.4) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 770 | 53.9 (48.4–59.3) | <.001 | 1,013 | 26.9 (22.8–31.3) | <.001 |
| High school graduate | 1,504 | 58.5 (54.7–62.1) | 1,786 | 32.7 (29.7–35.9) | ||
| Some college or associate degree | 1,658 | 60.1 (56.9–63.1) | 1,829 | 34.4 (31.5–37.5) | ||
| College graduate | 1,747 | 69.0 (65.8–72.0) | 2,008 | 42.3 (39.1–45.6) | ||
| Annual income, percentage of federal poverty level | ||||||
| <139% | 1,076 | 55.2 (50.7–59.7) | .01 | 1,213 | 30.8 (26.6–35.4) | <.001 |
| 139%–250% | 1,051 | 59.9 (55.5–64.1) | 1,325 | 32.7 (29.0–36.7) | ||
| 251%–400% | 1,091 | 61.0 (56.8–65.0) | 1,365 | 32.2 (28.9–35.7) | ||
| >400% | 2,461 | 64.9 (62.0–67.6) | 2,733 | 39.5 (37.1–42.0) | ||
| Usual source of health care | ||||||
| None or hospital emergency department | 589 | 42.2 (35.5–49.1) | <.001 | 619 | 20.2 (13.7–28.6) | <.001 |
| Has usual source | 5,090 | 63.6 (61.7–65.6) | 6,017 | 36.6 (34.9–38.4) | ||
| Health insurance | ||||||
| Private or military | 3,815 | 63.6 (61.4–65.8) | .003 | 4,387 | 37.3 (35.3–39.3) | .01 |
| Public onlyc | 1,456 | 59.4 (55.4–63.3) | 1,844 | 32.7 (29.6–36.0) | ||
| Uninsured | 408 | 49.0 (40.8–57.2) | 405 | 26.0 (17.8–36.2) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 624 | 57.7 (51.3–63.8) | .12 | 713 | 34.3 (29.0–40.1) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 4,034 | 62.6 (60.3–64.8) | 4,786 | 36.9 (35.0–38.8) | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 716 | 65.5 (61.3–69.4) | 790 | 38.3 (34.1–42.7) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 251 | 51.1 (40.9–61.2) | 289 | 16.8 (11.6–23.8) | ||
| Non-Hispanic otherd | 54 | 62.9 (47.4–76.1) | 58 | 29.1 (13.9–50.9) | ||
| Length of US residency | ||||||
| <10 years | 51 | 52.1 (38.4–65.5) | .33 | 51 | 29.9 (17.0–47.2) | .54 |
| ≥10 years | 783 | 60.4 (54.8–65.6) | 907 | 37.8 (32.4–43.5) | ||
| US-born | 4,845 | 62.2 (60.1–64.3) | 5,678 | 35.6 (33.8–37.4) | ||
| Consulted a doctor in past 12 months | ||||||
| Yes | 4,338 | 65.8 (63.6–67.9) | <.001 | 5,163 | 39.6 (37.8–41.4) | <.001 |
| No | 1,341 | 47.8 (44.2–51.5) | 1,473 | 18.3 (15.3–21.8) | ||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval, NA, not applicable.
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the past year, flexible sigmoidoscopy in past 5 years with FOBT in past 3 years, or colonoscopy in past 10 years. Colorectal cancer screening is not recommended for people older than 75.
Proportions of screened individuals adjusted for all covariates in table. Values are computed for a specific group (eg, type of health insurance) as the sample weighted average of the predicted responses from the logistic regression model, assigning each individual in the sample to that group membership while keeping all other covariates unchanged. The sample totals for this table are crude estimates of the proportion screened in the total population.
Medicare and/or Medicaid.
American Indian, Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander.