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- Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of 2006 BRFSS sample: Participants age 50 y and older—estimates weighted for sample design
Non-Latino responding-in-English Latino responding-in-English Latino responding-in-Spanish Weighted n 45,422,579 3,413,576 2,468,406 Age Mean 64.20 61.61 61.29 SE 0.07 0.32 0.53 Region (%) Northeast 22.96 14.18 17.28 Midwest 14.34 5.45 5.07 Southern 31.34 28.71 33.18 Western 31.36 51.66 44.50 Gender (%) Male 45.92 44.36 45.91 Female 54.08 55.64 54.09 Education (%) <High school 8.18 24.13 67.55 High school/GED 28.13 27.37 15.17 >High school 63.69 48.49 17.28 Marital (%) Partnered 65.77 64.30 66.02 Not partnered 34.23 35.70 33.98 Income (%) <$20,000 13.86 27.15 44.70 $20,000-$34,999 18.56 19.34 22.80 $35,000-$74,999 28.14 25.47 10.04 $75,000+ 25.11 15.89 0.96 Refused 14.32 12.14 21.51 Medical insurance (%) 93.57 86.25 68.23 Identified health care provider (%) 91.56 85.44 70.28 Smoking (%) Current 14.27 13.76 12.94 Good health (%) 79.02 69.93 40.21 CRC screening (%) FOBT 17.07 14.19 6.36 Endoscopy 57.29 46.75 30.37 Combined 61.61 51.04 33.40 Abbreviation: GED, general education degree.
- Table 2.
Screening rates and ORs for CRC screening
Non-Latino responding-in-English Latino responding-in-English Latino responding-in-Spanish Crude OR (95% CI) 1.00 (n/a) 0.65 (0.56-0.75) 0.31 (0.25-0.38) Screening rates 0.62 0.51 0.33 Adjusted* OR (95% CI) 1.00 (n/a) 0.84 (0.72-0.98) 0.57 (0.44-0.74) Screening rates 0.61 0.55 0.46 Stratified models Low SES adj† OR (95% CI) 1.00 (n/a) 0.70 (0.54-0.91) 0.50 (0.39-0.65) Screening rates 0.52 0.44 0.37 High SES adj† OR (95% CI) 1.00 (n/a) 0.84 (0.70-1.01) 0.39 (0.24-0.64) Screening rates 0.63 0.59 0.44 Abbreviation: Adj, adjusted model.
↵* ORs and screening rates adjusted for age, regular medical care, marital status, insurance, gender, current smoking status, self-perceived health status, geographic region, and SES status.
↵† ORs and screening rates adjusted for age, regular medical care, marital status, insurance, gender, current smoking status, self-perceived health status, and geographic region.