Table 2. Current Screening Status by Fecal Occult Blood Test, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, or Colonoscopy, By Demographics
FOBT*PFlexible Sigmoidoscopy*PColonoscopy*P
Sex
    Male43 (25.0).5347 (27.3).1682 (47.7).66
    Female124 (27.5)99 (22.0)206 (45.7)
Race†
    White132 (26.7).81125 (25.3).15252 (51.0)<.001
    African American31 (25.6)23 (19.0)36 (29.8)
Age (years)
    50–5957 (21.8).00353 (20.3).13109 (41.8)<.001
    60–6981 (33.8)57 (23.8)106 (44.2)
    70–7925 (20.7)36 (29.8)75 (62.0)

  • Values provided as n (%).

  • ↵* Percentages for specific tests do not sum to 100% because some respondents had more than one current screening test.

  • ↵† Other races were not included in analyses because of small sample size (n = 7).

  • FOBT, fecal occult blood test.