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. 2022 Jan 11;37(8):2126–2129. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07328-w

Table 1.

Baseline Cohort Demographics

Category Characteristic US-born % Foreign-born % US territory-born %
Year of surveya 2010 8,220 18.7 1,521 21.3 127 24.5
2013 12,121 27.6 1,988 27.9 160 30.8
2015 12,614 28.8 2,021 28.3 145 27.9
2018 10,914 24.9 1,601 22.5 87 16.8
Ever screened for CRCa Yes 30,232 68.9 3,660 51.3 329 63.4
No 13,637 31.1 3,471 48.7 190 36.6
Sexa Male 19,474 44.4 3,058 42.9 203 39.1
Female 24,395 55.6 4,073 57.1 316 60.9
Racea White 35,950 82.0 4,514 63.3 451 86.9
Black/African American 6,286 14.3 676 9.5 48 9.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 372 0.9 71 1.0 5 1.0
Asian 538 1.2 1,792 25.1 8 1.5
Multiple race 723 1.7 78 1.1 7 1.4
Hispanica Yes 1,918 4.4 3,125 43.8 492 94.8
No 41,951 95.6 4,006 56.2 27 5.2
US citizena Yes 43,869 100.0 5,068 71.1 519 100.0
No 0 2,063 28.9 0
Regiona Northeast 7,291 16.6 1,508 21.2 279 53.8
North Central/Midwest 10,518 24.0 623 8.7 35 6.7
South 16,166 36.9 2,307 32.4 168 32.4
West 9,894 22.6 2,693 37.8 37 7.1
Insurance statusa Coverage 41,295 94.1 6,096 85.5 495 95.4
No coverage 2,574 5.9 1,035 14.5 24 4.6
History of cancera None 35,679 81.3 6,494 91.1 468 90.2
With history of cancer 8,190 18.7 637 8.9 51 9.8
Marital statusa Currently married 20,206 46.1 3,901 54.7 182 35.1
Not married 23,663 53.9 3,230 45.3 337 64.9
Education levela Maximum of Grade 8 1,662 3.8 1,681 23.6 120 23.1
Grade 12 with no diploma 3,956 9.0 638 9.0 98 18.9
High school diploma 12,555 28.6 1,502 21.1 136 26.2
Some college education 13,249 30.2 1,316 18.5 99 19.1
Bachelor’s degree 7,352 16.8 1,202 16.9 46 8.9
Advanced degree 5,095 11.6 792 11.1 20 3.9
Socioeconomic statusa,b < 1.00 4,942 11.3 1,503 21.1 172 33.1
1.00–1.99 8,263 18.8 1,692 23.7 147 28.3
≥ 2.00 30,664 69.9 3,936 55.2 200 38.5
Speaks Englisha Yes 43,666 99.5 4,735 66.4 364 70.1
No 203 0.5 2,396 33.6 155 29.9
Self-reported health statusa Excellent 7,820 17.8 1,271 17.8 67 12.9
Very good 13,666 31.2 1,752 24.6 100 19.3
Good 13,406 30.6 2,356 33.0 161 31.0
Fair 6,625 15.1 1,330 18.7 136 26.2
Poor 2,352 5.4 422 5.9 55 10.6

aAll variables: χ2p<.005

bRatio of family income to poverty threshold