Table 3 Reasons for not receiving colorectal cancer screening reported by respondents not up to date with screening (past 10 years for endoscopy, past 12 months for FOBT)
| Â | Japanese | Chinese | Filipino | Korean | Vietnamese | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Reasons for not receiving endoscopy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unaware of test | 61 | 51% | 150 | 53% | 110 | 53% | 81 | 46% | 101 | 47% | 503 | 50% |
Have no health problems | 23 | 19% | 60 | 21% | 45 | 22% | 65 | (+)37% | 84 | (+)39% | 277 | 28% |
Fear of pain/embarrassed | 11 | 9% | 25 | 9% | 15 | 9% | 6 | 3% | 5 | 2% | 62 | 6% |
Other | 24 | 20% | 46 | 16% | 39 | 16% | 23 | 13% | 24 | 11% | 156 | 16% |
Total | 119 | 100% | 281 | 100% | 209 | 100% | 175 | 100% | 214 | 100% | 998 | 100% |
χ2(12) = 46.6, P < .001 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reasons for not receiving FOBT | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Unaware of test | 113 | 68% | 213 | 65% | 147 | 64% | 132 | 59% | 126 | (-)49% | 731 | 61% |
Have no health problems | 14 | (-)8% | 74 | 22% | 48 | 21% | 71 | 32% | 95 | (+)37% | 302 | 25% |
Other | 38 | (+)23% | 43 | 13% | 36 | 16% | 20 | 9% | 37 | 14% | 174 | 14% |
Total | 165 | 100% | 330 | 100% | 231 | 100% | 223 | 100% | 258 | 100% | 1207 | 100% |
χ2(8) = 61.7, P < .001 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |