Predictors of colorectal cancer testing using the California Health Inventory Survey

Table 3 Language and demographic characteristics of Latino/Hispanic California Health Inventory Survey Participants ages 50-80 years related to colon cancer screening status (bootstrap 95%CI)

	Total	Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Fecal occult blood test	Colonoscopy	No Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Fecal occult blood test
	Weighted	Weighted	Weighted	Weighted
	n = 1  487  447	n = 801  832	n = 492  646	n = 685  615
Latino/Hispanic sub-type, %
Mexican	80.6 (80.5-80.6)	79.8 (79.7-79.9)	79.2 (79.1-79.4)	81.4 (81.3-81.5)
Salvadoran	8.2 (8.1-8.2)	6.4 (6.4-6.5)	8.0 (7.9-8.1)	10.3 (10.3-10.4)
Guatemalan	2.4 (2.3-2.4)	2.0 (2.0-2.0)	1.6 (1.6-1.7)	2.7 (2.7-2.8)
Central American	2.8 (2.7-2.8)	3.5 (3.4-3.5)	3.0 (2.9-3.0)	1.9 (1.9-1.9)
South American	2.1 (2.0-2.1)	2.7 (2.7-2.8)	2.3 (2.3-2.3)	1.4 (1.3-1.4)
Other Latino	3.9 (3.8-3.9)	5.6 (5.5-5.6)	5.9 (5.9-6.0)	2.3 (2.3-2.4)
Citizen status, %
United states born citizen	31.2 (31.1-31.2)	37.1 (37.0-37.2)	39.3 (39.1-39.4)	24.2 (24.1-24.3)
Naturalized citizen	43.5 (43.4-43.6)	47.4 (47.3-47.6)	50.2 (50.1-50.3)	38.9 (38.8-39.0)
Non-citizen	25.3 (25.2-25.4)	15.4 (15.4-15.5)	10.5 (10.4-10.6)	36.9 (36.8-37.0)
Year lived in United States, %
≤ 1	0.2 (0.2-0.2)	0.0 (0.0-0.1)	0.0 (0.0-0.2)	0.5 (0.4-0.5)
2-4	1.4 (1.3-1.4)	1.1 (1.1-1.1)	0.8 (0.8-0.8)	1.6 (1.6-1.7)
5-9	1.0 (1.0-1.1)	0.5 (0.5-0.5)	0.3 (0.2-0.3)	1.6 (1.6-1.7)
10-14	3.9 (3.8-3.9)	3.1 (3.1-3.2)	1.3 (1.2-1.3)	4.8 (4.7-4.8)
≥ 15	62.4 (62.3-62.4)	58.1 (58.1-58.3)	58.4 (58.3-58.6)	67.3 (67.2-67.5)
Not ascertained	31.2 (31.2-31.3)	37.2 (37.2-37.3)	39.2 (39.1-39.4)	24.2 (24.1-24.5)
Ability to speak English, %
Very good	13.0 (12.9-13.1)	15.5 (15.4-15.5)	17.7 (16.9-17.1)	10.1 (10.1-10.2)
Good	19.1 (19.0-19.1)	21.7 (21.6-21.8)	26.9 (26.7-27.0)	16.1 (16.0-16.2)
Not good	33.4 (33.3-33.5)	29.6 (29.5-29.8)	23.1 (23.0-23.3)	37.8 (37.7-37.9)
Not at all	18.8 (18.7-18.8)	14.6 (14.5-14.7)	15.3 (15.2-15.)	23.6 (23.5-23.7)
Language of TV/radio/newspaper, %
English	17.2 (17.1-17.3)	19.9 (19.8-20.0)	24.3 (24.2-24.5)	14.0 (14.0-14.2)
English and Spanish	33.0 (32.9-33.1)	32.9 (32.7-33.0)	31.1 (30.9-31.2)	33.2 (33.1-33.3)
Only Spanish	34.1 (34.0-34.2)	28.7 (28.6-28.8)	27.6 (27.5-27.8)	40.4 (40.3-40.6)
Not ascertained	15.7 (15.7-15.7)	18.6 (18.5-18.7)	17.0 (16.9-17.1)	12.3 (12.2-12.4)
Language spoken at home, %
English	15.7 (15.7-15.8)	18.6 (18.5-18.7)	17.0 (16.9-17.1)	12.3 (12.2-12.4)
English and Spanish	46.6 (46.5-46.7)	48.4 (48.3-48.5)	54.0 (53.9-54.3)	44.5 (44.4-44.7)
Only Spanish	37.0 (36.9-37.1)	32.2 (32.2-32.3)	28.1 (27.9-28.2)	42.6 (42.5-42.8)
Other	0.7 (0.7-0.7)	0.8 (0.8-0.9)	0.9 (0.8-0.9)	0.6 (0.6-0.7)
Doctor conducted last interview in, %
English	32.0 (31.9-32.1)	41.0 (40.8-41.1)	46.4 (46.2-46.5)	21.5 (21.4-21.6)
Spanish	39.7 (39.6-39.8)	34.5 (34.4-34.6)	29.6 (29.4-29.7)	45.7 (45.6-45.9)
Not ascertained	28.3 (28.2-28.4)	24.5 (24.4-24.6)	24.0 (23.9-24.3)	32.8 (32.7-32.9)
Hard time understanding your doctor, %
Yes	5.3 (5.2-5.3)	3.5 (3.5-3.6)	4.0 (3.9-4.1)	7.3 (7.2-7.4)
No	87.0 (87.0-87.1)	94.1 (94.0-94.2)	92.4 (92.3-92.5)	78.8 (78.7-78.9)
Not ascertained	7.7 (7.7-7.8)	2.4 (2.2-2.6)	3.6 (3.5-3.7)	13.9 (13.8-14.0)