Table 1 Demographic characteristics of beneficiaries and proportion receiving colon tests

All subjects

401961 (100)

9.15

7.19

4.19

2.41

0.59

3.48

1.44

1.86

0.18

Sex

   Male

168206 (41.8)

8.57*

7.48*

4.31*

2.64*

0.54*

4.04*

1.73*

2.12*

0.18

   Female

233755 (58.2)

9.57

6.97

4.11

2.25

0.62

3.08

1.23

1.66

0.18

Age

   65–69

100754 (25.1)

10.27*

7.87*

4.35*

3.05*

0.47*

4.39*

1.71*

2.51*

0.18

   70–74

100454 (25.0)

10.39

8.04

4.59

2.87

0.59

4.19

1.73

2.27

0.19

   75–79

90975 (22.6)

9.77

7.56

4.53

2.39

0.64

3.60

1.58

1.82

0.20

   ≥ 80

109778 (27.3)

6.48

5.46

3.39

1.41

0.65

1.89

0.83

0.90

0.16

Race

   White

380492 (94.7)

9.36*

7.27*

4.23*

2.45*

0.59*

3.53*

1.46*

1.89*

0.18

   Black

5649 (1.4)

4.66

6.30

3.77

2.05

0.48

2.81

1.26

1.49

0.07

   Hispanic

2179 (0.5)

3.12

4.68

2.75

0.87

1.06

1.61

0.60

0.69

0.32

   Asian

6946 (1.7)

5.83

5.64

3.43

1.86

0.30

2.58

1.04

1.41

0.13

   Other

6595 (1.6)

6.60

5.78

3.71

1.77

0.29

2.56

1.12

1.35

0.09

Residence

   Rural

73041 (18.2)

10.64*

6.85*

4.04

2.28

0.54

3.26*

1.37

1.72*

0.17

   Urban

328920 (81.8)

8.82

7.26

4.22

2.44

0.60

3.53

1.46

1.89

0.18