Table 1.
Selected characteristicsa by cancer screening in the last 12 months in the United States, MEPS 2011–2015.*
| Breast Cancer Screening (n = 7337) |
Cervical Cancer Screening (n = 13,276) |
Colorectal Cancer Screening (n = 9792) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 1589) |
Yes (n = 5748) |
No (n = 2315) |
Yes (n = 10,961) |
No (n = 6045) |
Yes (n = 3747) |
|
| Age | ||||||
| 21–29 | – | – | 376 (15.9) | 2220 (21.2) | – | – |
| 30–39 | – | – | 234 (8.4) | 2715 (23.3) | – | – |
| 40–49 | – | – | 406 (17.0) | 2505 (21.9) | – | – |
| 50–59 | 780 (47.6) | 2755 (46.3) | 750 (33.1) | 2410 (22.7) | 3085 (49.9) | 1489 (37.8) |
| 60–69 (60–65 for cervical) | 587 (37.3) | 2292 (40.2) | 549 (25.6) | 1111 (10.9) | 1524 (25.1) | 1312 (35.2) |
| ≥70 years (70–74 for breast) | 222 (15.1) | 701 (13.5) | – | – | 1436 (24.9) | 946 (27.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| NH White | 835 (73.9) | 3013 (74.3) | 1184 (70.8) | 4585 (65.2) | 3128 (73.3) | 1900 (73.0) |
| Hispanic | 278 (8.8) | 1,028 (9.2) | 471 (10.8) | 2,729 (13.6) | 1,242 (10.8) | 711 (10.0) |
| NH Black | 317 (9.7) | 1,237 (10.7) | 420 (9.3) | 2,713 (14.1) | 1,070 (8.5) | 814 (11.1) |
| NH Asian | 105 (4.6) | 345 (3.9) | 165 (6.0) | 663 (4.8) | 460 (5.2) | 248 (4.0) |
| NH Other | 54 (3.0) | 125 (1.9) | 75 (3.1) | 271 (2.3) | 145 (2.2) | 74 (1.9) |
| Nativity Status | ||||||
| Foreign-born | 350 (13.7) | 1240 (13.1) | 475 (14.0) | 2577 (15.0) | 1559 (16.1) | 869 (13.9) |
| US-born | 1238 (86.3) | 4506 (86.9) | 1839 (86.0) | 8377 (85.0) | 4481 (83.9) | 2876 (86.1) |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||||||
| English | 1272 (88.3) | 4626 (88.8) | 964 (89.2) | 8411 (86.1) | 4606 (86.0) | 2933 (87.5) |
| Spanish | 211 (6.5) | 802 (6.8) | 136 (5.4) | 1953 (9.2) | 986 (8.1) | 584 (8.0) |
| Other language | 104 (5.2) | 317 (4.4) | 66 (5.4) | 588 (4.7) | 449 (5.9) | 230 (4.5) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Never married | 202 (10.1) | 562 (7.0) | 656 (24.9) | 3158 (24.4) | 685 (9.0) | 382 (8.2) |
| Married/Live with partner | 689 (51.1) | 3204 (64.4) | 969 (48.9) | 5601 (59.9) | 3161 (58.0) | 2176 (65.6) |
| Divorce/Widow/Separated | 688 (38.8) | 1942 (28.6) | 673 (26.2) | 2039 (15.7) | 2151 (32.9) | 1160 (26.1) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than HS graduate | 374 (16.0) | 835 (9.1) | 389 (10.8) | 1396 (7.6) | 1488 (17.7) | 724 (13.9) |
| HS graduate | 489 (33.9) | 1642 (30.6) | 750 (31.6) | 2764 (24.7) | 1933 (35.6) | 1060 (31.6) |
| Some college | 430 (34.0) | 1642 (36.9) | 736 (39.9) | 3355 (37.0) | 1370 (28.6) | 934 (31.7) |
| Bachelor’s degree/higher | 184 (16.2) | 945 (23.4) | 309 (17.7) | 2180 (30.7) | 787 (18.0) | 595 (22.8) |
| Health Insurance | ||||||
| Any Private | 749 (57.6) | 3817 (75.9) | 1271 (65.6) | 7414 (80.0) | 3241 (63.3) | 2277 (70.2) |
| Public Only | 607 (30.9) | 1634 (20.5) | 647 (21.1) | 2514 (13.8) | 2105 (28.2) | 1318 (26.8) |
| Uninsured | 233 (11.5) | 297 (3.6) | 397 (13.3) | 1033 (6.3) | 699 (8.5) | 152 (3.0) |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||
| Poor/Fair | 518 (27.6) | 1248 (15.9) | 648 (23.7) | 1654 (11.2) | 1572 (21.4) | 980 (21.0) |
| Good/Very/Excellent | 1071 (72.4) | 4498 (84.1) | 1667 (76.3) | 9307 (88.8) | 4471 (78.6) | 2767 (79.0) |
a
Note: Sample frequencies (unweighted) and weighted percentages reported. Abbreviations: HS = high school; NH = non-Hispanic.
*
All p’s < .05 except for age, race/ethnicity, nativity status, language for breast cancer screening and perceived health status for colorectal cancer screening.