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Table 1 Estimated proportions of Asian Americans with past CRC screening by sample characteristics, with 95% confidence intervals

From: Explaining disparities in colorectal cancer screening among five Asian ethnic groups: A population-based study in California

 

Asian American Group

 

Japanese (N = 619)

Chinese (N = 1,432)

Filipino (N = 753)

Korean (N = 675)

Vietnamese (N = 709)

Year

     

   2001

.74 (.66, .81)

.59 (.54, .65)

.56 (.48, .63)

.49 (.42, .57)

.51 (.45, .57)

   2003

.74 (.66, .82)

.63 (.57, .69)

.54 (.45, .63)

.40 (.31, .50)

.58 (.49, .67)

   2005

.81 (.76, .86)

.64 (.58, .69)

.65 (.57, .72)

.34 (.56, .42)

.60 (.52, .68)

Age

     

   50-64 yr

.64 (.57, .71)

.54 (.49, .58)

.54 (.48, .59)

.38 (.31, .44)

.52 (.46, .58)

   ≥ 65 yr

.84 (.79, .89)

.74 (.70, .78)

.65 (.57, .72)

.47 (.39, .54)

.70 (.63, .76)

Gender

     

   Male

.74 (.68, .81)

.61 (.56, .66)

.61 (.53, .68)

.37 (.31, .44)

.53 (.46, .60)

   Female

.77 (.72, .83)

.63 (.59, .68)

.57 (.51, .62)

.43 (.37, .49)

.61 (.53, .68)

Education

     

   ≤ 12 yrs

.79 (.72, .87)

.59 (.54, .64)

.58 (.49, .67)

.38 (.30, .45)

.60 (.55, .66)

   >12 yrs

.75 (.69, .80)

.65 (.61, .70)

.58 (.53, .64)

.44 (.37, .50)

.48 (.39, .57)

Marital status

     

   Not married

.69 (.60, .77)

.66 (.60, .72)

.55 (.46, .63)

.40 (.31, .48)

.60 (.51, .69)

   Married

.81 (.76, .86)

.61 (.58, .65)

.60 (.54, .65)

.41 (.35, .47)

.56 (.50, .62)

Employment status

     

   Not employed

.84 (.80, .88)

.69 (.65, .73)

.60 (.53, .68)

.47 (.41, .53)

.67 (.61, .72)

   Employed

.62 (.54, .70)

.54 (.48, .59)

.57 (.50, .63)

.34 (.28, .41)

.41 (.33, .49)

Federal poverty level

     

   0-99% FPL

.75 (.49, 1.00)

.59 (.52, .66)

.46 (.30, .63)

.42 (.32, .52)

.58 (.51, .65)

   100-199% FPL

.73 (.60, .86)

.64 (.57, .70)

.55 (.45, .65)

.39 (.30, .49)

.61 (.51, .70)

   200-299% FPL

.80 (.71, .89)

.54 (.45, .64)

.58 (.46, .69)

.38 (.26, .51)

.51 (.36, .67)

   ≥ 300% FPL

.77 (.71, .82)

.66 (.60, .71)

.62 (.56, .68)

.42 (.33, .51)

.54 (.42, .65)

English proficiency

     

   NA*/very well

.80 (.76, .85)

.71 (.64, .77)

.62 (.56, .68)

.54 (.34, .74)

.56 (.31, .81)

   Well/not well/not at all well

.62 (.52, .73)

.60 (.57, .64)

.54 (.47, .60)

.40 (.35, .45)

.57 (.52, .62)

Health insurance

     

   No

.32 (.00, .69)

.27 (.18, .35)

.26 (.12, .40)

.27 (.18, .36)

.58 (.46, .69)

   Yes

.77 (.73, .81)

.67 (.63, .70)

.60 (.56, .65)

.46 (.41, .52)

.57 (.52, .62)

Usual source of care

     

   No

.31 (.14, .49)

.26 (.18, .35)

.30 (.12, .47)

.27 (.18, .37)

.23 (.05, .41)

   Yes

.78 (.74, .82)

.66 (.62, .69)

.59 (.55, .64)

.44 (.38, .49)

.59 (.54, .64)

Most recent doctor's visit

     

   >1 yr ago

.41 (.24, .58)

.23 (.16, .31)

.45 (.26, .64)

.24 (.14, .34)

.30 (.16, .45)

   Past yr

.80 (.76, .84)

.68 (.65, .72)

.59 (.54, .64)

.45 (.34, .50)

.60 (.55, .65)

  1. * This question was not asked if respondent was born in the US.
  2. Results obtained using survey proportion estimation with the CHIS-provided survey weights.
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