Table 1 Participation in the NBCSP according to Indigenous status, gender, SES, geographic location and language spoken

Gender

Males

Females

Total

36.2 *(2008)

43.3* (2008)

39.7

36.0 (2009)

42.6 (2009)

39.3

Indigenous Status#

Non-Indigenous

Indigenous

Total

Indigenous people are 2.3 times less likely to participate Than non-Indigenous people

38.6 (2008)*

17*(2008)

38.3

37.0*

17.0*

45.4 (Pilot)

SES

Lowest SES

Highest SES

Participation significantly lower in the most disadvantaged quintile compared to any other quintile

37.5*(2008)

41* (2008)

Geographic Location

Very Remote

Remote

Outer Regional

Inner Regional

Cities

Total

Proportion of those who participate was significantly lower in remote and very remote compared to the national level. Participation was significantly higher in inner regional compared to other areas.

25.6*(2008)

35.5

40.9

43.7

38.4

39.7*

25.0(2009)

39.1

40.1

Spoken language

English as preferred language

Other language preferred

Those whose preferred correspondence language was English were 1.6 times (2008) and 2.9 times (2009) more likely to participate

42.2* (2008)

27.0* (2008)

41.1* (2009)

14.0* (2009)

FOBT Positivity rate

Gender

Males

Females

Total

8.9*

6.4*

7.5 (2008)

7.7

5.7

6.6 (2009)

Indigenous Status#

Non-Indigenous

Indigenous

Not statistically significant difference due to small numbers

7.5 (2008)

8.6 (2008)

6.6 (2009)

8.1 (2009)

Geographic location

Very Remote

Remote

Outer Regional

Inner Regional

Cities

Total

8.7*(2008)

8.7*(2008)

8.6*

7.9*

7.2*

7.5

8.4 (2009)

7.8 (2009)

7.3 (2009)

6.4 (2009)

SES

Low SES

Highest SES

7.8 (2009)

5.5 (2009)

Proportion of correctly completed tests

Indigenous status#

Non-Indigenous

Indigenous

Significantly lower in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous participants. Indigenous females aged over 65 have lowest correctly completed tests

96.3 *

93.9 *

Preferrred language

English

Other

Total

Significantly lower number of correctly completed tests among those whose preferred language is not English

96.7*

91.7 *

96.2

Disability status/activity limitation#

Severe or profound

None

Total

Significantly lower number of correctly completed tests in those with activity limitation

90.6*

96.5*

96.2

Geographic location

Very Remote

Remote

Outer regional

Inner regional

Major cities

Total

96.0

97.4*

96.8*

96.9*

95.8*

96.2

Primary Practitioner visits after a positive test

Indigenous status#

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

Total

No significant difference

46.4

43.7

43.2

Preferred language

English

Other language

Those with a preferred language other than English were significantly less likely to visit a GP after a positive test result.

43.6*

40.0*

SES

Lowest SES

Highest SES

Those in the most disadvantaged quintile were significantly more likely to see a GP following a positive test result

43.9*

40.4*