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Table 1 Subset of patients with survey data availablea

From: Using self-reported data on the social determinants of health in primary care to identify cancer screening disparities: opportunities and challenges

 

Colorectal cancer

Cervical cancer

Breast cancer

Eligible for screening, N

Receiving Screening, row %

Eligible for screening, N

Receiving Screening, row %

Eligible for screening, N

Receiving Screening, row %

TOTAL

3028

72.9

3997

78.7

1521

74.4

Age categories

 20–29

– –

– –

618

76.7

– –

– –

 30–39

– –

– –

1149

81.4

– –

– –

 40–49

– –

– –

960

82.9

– –

– –

 50–59

1588

67.3

760

77.9

797

72.8

 60–69

1091

78.5

510

68.0

540

77.4

 70+ years

349

81.1

– –

– –

184

72.8

Sex

 Male

1433

72.6

– –

– –

– –

– –

 Female

1595

73.2

3997

78.7

1521

74.4

Immigrant status

 Foreign-born

1203

75.8

1604

77.7

654

76.0

 Canadian-born

1722

71.4

2317

79.5

817

73.6

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

103

64.1

76

73.7

50

68.0

Ethnicity

 White-North American

1173

73.1

1325

80.1

564

74.3

 White-European

724

73.5

773

78.1

334

73.4

 Asian - East (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean)

144

79.2

255

81.6

82

82.9

 Asian - South East (e.g., Malaysian, Filipino, Vietnamese)

126

73.0

203

77.8

92

84.8

 Asian - South (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)

124

74.2

299

76.6

64

78.1

 Black - African (e.g., Ghanaian, Kenyan, Somali)

73

80.8

204

78.9

47

70.2

 Black - Caribbean (e.g., Barbadian, Jamaican)

87

75.9

169

77.5

59

72.9

 Black - North American (e.g., Canadian, American)

17

64.7

29

72.4

8

75.0

 Indian - Caribbean (e.g., Guyanese with origins in India)

40

57.5

43

81.4

24

70.8

 Latin American (e.g., Argentinean, Chilean, Salvadorian)

86

73.3

129

76.7

35

80.0

 Middle Eastern (e.g., Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese)

40

70.0

67

68.7

13

84.6

 Mixed heritage (e.g., Black- African and White-North American

25

64.0

93

76.3

11

72.7

 Other (including First Nations/Indigenous/Aboriginal not included elsewhere/Inuit/Métis)

113

69.0

154

84.4

55

56.4

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

256

68.8

254

74.8

133

71.4

Neighbourhood income quintile

 Q1

714

73.2

949

76.4

337

70.0

 Q2

447

72.9

633

79.5

230

73.0

 Q3

451

71.8

612

78.1

251

74.1

 Q4

477

73.2

600

79.0

261

75.9

 Q5

738

75.5

826

82.1

353

77.6

 Missing

201

63.7

377

75.9

89

78.7

Low-income cut-off, before taxes (LICO-BT)b

 Below low-income cut-off

710

68.6

836

76.4

312

64.7

 Above low-income cut-off

1529

74.9

2130

80.9

769

79.8

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

789

72.9

1031

75.6

440

71.8

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

2305

72.8

3395

79.3

1300

74.6

 Gay/Bisexual/Lesbian/Queer/Two-Spirit/Other

463

72.4

277

75.1

71

66.2

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

260

74.6

325

75.1

150

76.7

Language

What language would you feel most comfortable speaking in with your healthcare provider?

 English

2875

72.9

3732

78.6

1437

74.4

 Other Language

136

72.1

252

79.4

77

77.9

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

17

76.5

13

76.9

7

42.9

In what language would you prefer to read healthcare information?

 English

2750

73.1

3656

78.7

1379

74.3

 Other language

115

67.8

211

79.1

61

73.8

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

163

72.4

130

76.9

81

77.8

Housing

 Own Home

1508

75.5

1744

81.9

805

79.0

 Renting Home

942

71.3

1697

76.6

442

73.8

 Other

325

65.5

284

74.3

147

59.2

 Prefer not to answer/Do not know/Missing

253

72.3

272

75.0

127

65.4

  1. aScreening rates are reported as row percentages
  2. bLICO-BT derived from 2014 Statistics Canada LICO-BT calculations with the following modifications:
  3. i) if participants reported a total family income before taxes of $0 to $29,999 (question #7) and reported that their income supported ≤ 2 people (question #8) they were below the LICO-BT
  4. ii) if participants reported a total family income before taxes of $0 to $29,999 or $30,000 to $59,999 (question #7) and reported their income supported between 3 to 6 people (question #8) they were below the LICO-BT
  5. iii) if participants reported a total family income before taxes of $0 to $29,999 or $30,000 to $59,999 or $60,000 to $89,999 (question #7) and reported their income supported seven or more people (question #8) they were below the LICO-BT