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

Table 2.

History of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among US Participants and Foreign-Born Participants

History of CRC Screening Had CRC Screening Raw % Weighted % aOR p value
Year 2010 6,303 63.9% 65.6% Ref Ref
2013 8,769 61.5% 62.1% 0.84 <0.001
2015 10,094 68.3% 68.8% 1.10 0.016
2018 9,055 71.9% 70.8% 1.17 <0.001
Nativity US-born 30,232 68.9% 70.1% Ref Ref
Foreign-born 3,660 51.3% 52.7% 0.77 <0.001
US territory-born 329 63.4% 69.1% 1.16 0.177
Insurance status Insured 33,163 69.3% 69.7% Ref Ref
Uninsured 1,058 29.1% 30.3% 0.37 <0.001
Citizenship US citizen 33,485 67.7% 68.3% Ref Ref
Non-US citizen 736 35.7% 37.3% 0.68 <0.001
Sex Male 15,042 66.2% 67.3% Ref Ref
Female 19,179 66.6% 66.8% 0.99 0.758
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic 31,352 68.2% 68.7% Ref Ref
Hispanic 2,869 51.8% 51.8% 0.99 0.855
Race White 27,815 68.0% 68.3% Ref Ref
Black/African American 4,395 62.7% 63.5% 1.12 0.003
American Indian/Alaska Native 247 55.1% 54.8% 0.85 0.260
Asian 1,236 52.9% 53.6% 0.66 <0.001
Multiple race 528 65.3% 65.6% 1.17 0.138
Marital status Currently married 16,975 69.9% 69.8% Ref Ref
Not married 17,246 63.3% 62.7% 0.75 <.001
Self-reported health status Excellent 6,123 66.9% 67.4% Ref Ref
Very good 10,585 68.2% 68.6% 1.06 .126
Good 10,410 65.4% 65.8% 1.06 .112
Fair 5,272 65.2% 66.2% 1.28 <.001
Poor 1,831 64.7% 66.2% 1.41 <.001
Region Northeast 6,427 70.8% 71.2% Ref Ref
North Central/Midwest 7,689 68.8% 69.2% 0.87 .002
South 12,092 64.9% 65.6% 0.80 <.001
West 8,013 63.5% 63.8% 0.77 <.001
Cancer history None 26,994 63.3% 64.0% Ref Ref
With history of cancer 7,227 81.4% 82.0% 1.86 <.001
Language English speaking 33,042 67.8% 68.2% Ref Ref
Non-English speaking 1,179 42.8% 42.6% 0.90 .154
Educational level Maximum of Grade 8 1,694 48.9% 48.8% Ref Ref
Grade 12 w/o diploma 2,654 56.6% 55.7% 1.14 .063
High school diploma 8,932 62.9% 63.4% 1.43 <.001
Some college education 10,020 68.3% 68.7% 1.88 <.001
Bachelor’s degree 6,198 72.1% 71.7% 2.21 <.001
Advanced degree 4,723 80.0% 79.8% 3.14 <.001
Socioeconomic status* < 1.00 3,410 51.5% 51.4% Ref Ref
1.00–1.99 5,981 59.2% 58.0% 1.03 .548
≥ 2.00 24,830 71.4% 71.0% 1.48 <.001
Among foreign-born participants
  Year 2010 760 50.0% 65.6% Ref Ref
2013 915 46.0% 62.1% 0.77 .007
2015 1,058 52.4% 68.8% 0.99 .901
2018 927 57.9% 70.8% 0.97 .782
  Insurance status Insured 3,457 56.7% 57.7% Ref Ref
Uninsured 203 19.6% 20.2% 0.33 <.001
  Citizenship US citizen 2,924 57.7% 58.6% Ref Ref
Non-US citizen 736 35.7% 37.3% 0.65 <.001
  Sex Male 1,564 51.1% 53.2% Ref Ref
Female 2,096 51.5% 52.1% 0.95 .409
  Ethnicity Non-Hispanic 2,266 56.6% 57.9% Ref Ref
Hispanic 1,394 44.6% 44.4% 0.91 .374
  Race White 2,367 52.4% 53.3% Ref Ref
Black/African American 357 52.8% 54.5% 0.93 .588
American Indian/Alaska Native 29 40.8% 50.2% 0.93 .841
Asian 872 48.7% 50.8% 0.63 <.001
Multiple race 35 44.9% 37.3% 0.66 .167
  Marital status Currently married 2,039 52.3% 53.7% Ref Ref
Not married 1,621 50.2% 50.2% 0.84 .012
  Self-reported health status Excellent 654 51.5% 53.6% Ref Ref
Very good 931 53.1% 54.6% 1.05 .655
Good 1,152 48.9% 49.8% 1.02 .876
Fair 693 52.1% 53.3% 1.24 .058
Poor 230 54.5% 53.7% 1.18 .312
  Region Northeast 887 58.8% 60.1% Ref Ref
North central/Midwest 336 53.9% 54.6% 0.81 .102
South 1,161 50.3% 51.3% 0.83 .044
West 1,276 47.4% 48.6% 0.75 .002
  Cancer history None 3,172 48.8% 50.1% Ref Ref
With history of cancer 488 76.6% 78.7% 2.43 <.001
  Language English speaking 2,662 56.2% 57.1% Ref Ref
Non-English speaking 998 41.7% 41.6% 0.95 .552
  Educational level Maximum of grade 8 683 40.6% 39.7% Ref Ref
Grade 12 with no diploma 279 43.7% 41.9% 1.03 .81
High school diploma 737 49.1% 49.8% 1.24 .046
Some college education 714 54.3% 55.0% 1.50 .001
Bachelor’s degree 711 59.2% 60.5% 1.87 <.001
Advanced degree 536 67.7% 67.9% 2.24 <.001
  Socioeconomic status* < 1.00 624 41.5% 41.9% Ref Ref
1.00–1.99 746 44.1% 42.0% 0.96 .687
≥ 2.00 2,290 58.2% 58.7% 1.41 .001

All variables included in the multivariable logistic regression are listed on the two tables

*Relative to poverty threshold