Table 1.
Adherence with USPSTF Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations Among Emergency Department Patients Age 21–65 in Rochester, NY (December 2020 – December 2022) - Participant Demographic Frequencies and Percentages.
| Overall Sample N (%) | Self-administered survey N (%) | In-person interview N (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment Location | 0.992 | |||
| Strong Memorial Hospital | 2707 (96) | 1298 (48) | 1409 (52) | |
| Noyes Memorial Hospital | 100 (4) | 48 (48) | 52 (52) | |
| Primary Language Spoken | 0.269 | |||
| English | 2733 (97) | 1304 (97) | 1429 (98) | |
| Spanish | 62 (2) | 36 (3) | 26 (2) | |
| American Sign Language | 12 (<1) | 6 (<1) | 6 (<1) | |
| Racial Background | 0.235 | |||
| White | 1799 (64) | 839 (47) | 960 (53) | |
| Black/African American | 701 (25) | 345 (26) | 356 (24) | |
| Asian | 75 (3) | 40 (3) | 35 (2) | |
| Other | 199 (6) | 102 (8) | 97 (7) | |
| Refused to Answer or Omitted | 33 (1) | 20 (1) | 13 (1) | |
| Hispanic or Latino/Latina | 391 (14) | 189 (14) | 202 (14) | 0.867 |
| Educational Level | 0.318 | |||
| Less than High School | 171 (6) | 87 (7) | 84 (6) | |
| High School/GED | 725 (26) | 349 (26) | 376 (26) | |
| Some College | 933 (33) | 461 (35) | 472 (32) | |
| 4 year College Degree | 575 (21) | 254 (19) | 321 (22) | |
| Professional Degree (MA/PhD/MD) | 393 (14) | 186 (14) | 207 (14) | |
| Missing | 10 (<1) | 9 (<1) | 1 (<1) | |
| Insurancea | ||||
| No Insurance | 47 (2) | 17 (1) | 30 (2) | 0.103 |
| Private Insurance | 1496 (53) | 639 (48) | 857 (59) | <0.001 |
| Medicaid | 1080 (39) | 564 (42) | 516 (35) | <0.001 |
| Medicare | 257 (9) | 144 (11) | 113 (8) | 0.007 |
| Other | 106 (4) | 49 (4) | 57 (4) | 0.717 |
| Refused to Answer or Does not Know | 54 (2) | 37 (3) | 17 (1) | |
| Do you have a normal provider for women’s health issues? | 0.108 | |||
| Yes | 2277 (82) | 1069 (80) | 1208 (83) | |
| No | 507 (18) | 258 (19) | 249 (17) | |
| Refused to Answer or Missing | 23 (1) | 19 (1) | 4 (<1) | |
| How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself? | 0.036 | |||
| Not at all Confident | 74 (3) | 39 (3) | 37 (3) | |
| A little | 99 (4) | 57 (4) | 42 (3) | |
| Somewhat | 208 (7) | 112 (8) | 96 (7) | |
| Quite a bit | 509 (18) | 253 (19) | 256 (18) | |
| Extremely Confident | 1904 (68) | 877 (66) | 1027 (70) | |
| Refused to Answer or Missing | 11 (<1) | 8 (<1) | 3 (<1) | |
| How often do you have someone like a family member, friend, hospital or clinic worker, or caregiver, help you read hospital materials? | <0.001 | |||
| Never | 1865 (66) | 826 (62) | 1039 (71) | |
| Rarely | 411 (15) | 237 (18) | 174 (12) | |
| Sometimes | 295 (11) | 154 (12) | 141 (10) | |
| Often | 105 (4) | 58 (4) | 47 (3) | |
| Always | 120 (4) | 64 (5) | 56 (4) | |
| Refused to Answer or Missing | 11 (<1) | 7 (<1) | 4 (<1) | |
| How often do you have problems learning about your medical condition because of difficulty understanding written information? | <0.001 | |||
| Never | 1938 (69) | 850 (64) | 1088 (75) | |
| Rarely | 460 (16) | 277 (21) | 183 (13) | |
| Sometimes | 273 (10) | 150 (11) | 123 (8) | |
| Often | 70 (3) | 32 (2) | 38 (3) | |
| Always | 55 (2) | 29 (2) | 26 (2) | |
| Refused to Answer or Missing | 11 (<1) | 8 (<1) | 3 (<1) |
a
Categories are not mutually exclusive as participants can have more than one insurance.