Predictors of colorectal cancer testing using the California Health Inventory Survey

Table 1 Characteristics of California Health Inventory Survey participants ages 50-80 years (bootstrap 95%CI)

	Totaln = 10  596  208	Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Fecal occult blood testn = 6  678  773	Colonoscopyn = 4  711  189	No colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Fecal occult blood testn = 3  917  435
Mean age, yr	63.33 (63.32-63.33)	64.19 (64.18-64.20)	64.69 (64.68-64.70)	61.86 (61.85-61.87)
Males, %	46.6 (46.5-46.6)	46.8 (46.7-46.8)	47.2 (47.1-47.2)	46.3 (46.2-46.3)
Body mass index, kg/m2, %
< 18.5	1.7 (1.6-1.7)	1.5 (1.5-1.5)	1.5 (1.5-1.6)	2.0 (1.9-2.0)
18.5-24.99	36.1 (36.0-36.1)	35.1 (35.0-35.1)	36.3 (36.3-36.4)	37.8 (37.8-37.9)
25.0-29.99	37.2 (37.1-37.2)	38.6 (38.6-38.7)	37.8 (37.8-37.9)	34.7 (34.7-34.8)
> 30.0	25.1 (25.1-25.1)	24.8 (24.8-24.9)	24.3 (24.3-24.3)	25.5 (25.5-25.6)
Ethnicity1, %
White	60.8 (60.8-60.9)	63.7 (63.7-63.8)	66.1 (66.1-66.2)	55.9 (55.8-56.0)
African American	6.1 (6.1-6.1)	6.3 (6.3-6.3)	6.0 (6.0-6.0)	5.8 (5.8-5.8)
Latino	14.8 (14.8-14.9)	12.2 (12.2-12.3)	10.6 (10.6-10.7)	19.2 (19.2-19.3)
Asian	11.3 (11.2-11.3)	10.7 (10.7-10.7)	10.5 (10.4-10.5)	12.2 (12.2-12.2)
Other	7.0 (7.0-7.0)	7.0 (7.0-7.0)	6.7 (6.6-6.7)	5.8 (5.7-5.8)
Smoking status, %
Current	11.1 (11.1-11.2)	8.2 (8.2-8.3)	8.0 (8.0-8.0)	16.1 (16.1-16.1)
Former	35.9 (35.8-35.9)	37.8 (37.8-37.9)	38.4 (38.3-38.4)	32.5 (32.5-32.6)
Never	53.0 (52.9-53.0)	53.9 (53.9-54.0)	53.6 (53.6-53.7)	51.3 (51.3-51.4)
Did not complete high school, %	15.7 (15.7-15.8)	12.9 (12.9-13.0)	10.7 (10.7-10.8)	20.4 (20.4-20.5)
Marital status, %
Married	65.0 (65.0-65.0)	67.9 (67.8-67.9)	68.8 (68.7-68.8)	60.1 (60.0-60.1)
Living w/partner	4.1 (4.1-4.1)	3.7 (3.7-3.8)	3.6 (3.6-3.6)	4.6 (4.6-4.7)
Widow/separated/divorced	25.1 (25.1-25.2)	23.7 (23.6-23.7)	23.2 (23.2-23.2)	27.7 (27.6-27.7)
Never married	5.8 (5.8-5.8)	4.7 (4.7-4.7)	4.4 (4.4-4.4)	7.6 (7.6-7.7)
Household income (United States $)	73  671 (73  630-73  720)	79  191 (79  151-79  238)	81  798 (81  728-81 876)	64  260 (64  157-64  336)
Income relative to poverty level, %
0-99	10.8 (10.8-10.8)	7.7 (7.7-7.8)	7.1 (7.1-7.1)	16.5 (16.4-16.5)
100-199	17.1 (17.1-17.2)	14.9 (14.8-14.9)	14.3 (14.3-14.3)	21.3 (21.2-21.3)
200-299	13.7 (13.6-13.7)	13.2 (13.2-13.3)	13.5 (13.5-13.5)	14.4 (14.4-14.5)
> 300	58.4 (58.4-58.4)	64.2 (64.1-64.2)	65.1 (65.1-65.2)	47.8 (47.6-47.9)
Dwelling2, %
Urban	39.7 (39.6-39.7)	39.5 (39.4-39.5)	37.6 (37.6-37.7)	40 (40.0-40.1)
Secondary city	20.3 (20.2-20.3)	19.5 (19.5-19.6)	19.4 (19.3-19.4)	21.4 (21.4-21.5)
Suburban	25.1 (25.1-25.1)	26.9 (26.9-27.0)	28.2 (28.2-28.3)	22.1 (22.0-22.1)
Rural	15.0 (14.9-15.0)	14.1 (14.0-14.1)	14.8 (14.8-14.8)	16.4 (16.4-16.5)
Insurance status, %
Uninsured	9.5 (9.5-9.5)	4.6 (4.6-4.6)	3.3 (3.3-3.3)	17.8 (17.8-17.9)
Medicare and medicaid	8.9 (8.9-9.0)	8.0 (8.0-8.0)	8.5 (8.5-8.6)	10.5 (10.5-10.5)
Medicare and others	27.2 (27.2-27.2)	31.8 (31.8-31.9)	33.9 (33.9-34.0)	19.3 (19.3-19.4)
Medicare only	3.4 (3.4-3.4)	3.1 (3.1-3.1)	3.4 (3.4-3.4)	3.8 (3.8-3.8)
Medicaid	3.6 (3.6-3.6)	2.3 (2.3-2.3)	2.1 (2.0-2.1)	5.8 (5.7-5.8)
Employer-based	41.1 (41.0-41.1)	43.6 (43.6-43.6)	42.2 (42.1-42.2)	36.7 (36.7-36.7)
Privately purchased	4.6 (4.6-4.6)	4.6 (4.6-4.6)	4.6 (4.6-4.6)	4.6 (4.5-4.6)
Other	1.8 (1.8-1.8)	2.0 (2.0-2.0)	2.1 (2.0-2.1)	1.5 (1.5-1.5)
Alcohol use, %
Never	93.3 (93.2-93.4)	93.5 (93.4-93.6)	93.5 (93.4-93.6)	93.0 (93.0-93.1)
Yes	6.7 (6.2-6.8)	6.6 (6.5-6.9)	6.5 (6.5-6.8)	6.9 (6.8-7.0)
Working status, %
Employed full time	41.4 (41.4-41.4)	39.9 (39.8-39.9)	38.1 (38.1-38.2)	44.0 (43.9-44.0)
Employed part time	7.1 (7.1-7.1)	7.0 (7.0-7.1)	7.2 (7.2-7.2)	7.1 (7.1-7.2)
Mod-Severe work impaired	6.1 (6.1-6.1)	5.4 (5.4-5.4)	5.3 (5.3-5.4)	7.4 (7.4-7.5)
Spouse Employed F/P Time	32.6 (32.4-32.6)	33.6 (33.5-33.6)	33.4 (33.4-33.6)	30.8 (30.7-30.8)

¹UCLA CHPR Definition;

² By census tract.