Table 2.
Health-Care–related Characteristics of Survey Sample of Marylanders Aged 50 Years and Older (n = 3436), Weighted to the Maryland Population, Maryland Cancer Survey 2002
| Characteristic | Unweighted No.a (%) | Weighted %(95% CI) |
| Has health insurance | ||
| Yes | 3280 (95.6) | 95.8 (95.0-96.6) |
| No | 150 (4.4) | 4.2 (3.4-5.0) |
| Has had routine checkup in the last year | ||
| Yes | 2929 (86.8) | 86.8 (85.5-88.1) |
| No | 447 (13.2) | 13.2 (11.9-14.5) |
| Has had routine checkup in the last 2 years | ||
| Yes | 3154 (93.4) | 93.7 (92.8-94.6) |
| No | 222 (6.6) | 6.3 (5.4-7.2) |
| Has reported that a health care provider recommended an FOBT in the last year | ||
| Yes | 1370 (40.5) | 40.9 (39.0-42.8) |
| No | 2015 (59.5) | 59.1 (57.2-61.0) |
| Has reported that a health care provider ever recommended having endoscopy | ||
| Yes | 2153 (63.3) | 63.5 (61.6-65.4) |
| No | 1250 (36.7) | 36.5 (34.6-38.4) |
| Has reported recommendation from a health care provider for CRC screening (FOBT in last year or endoscopy ever) | ||
| Yes | 2502 (72.9) | 73.2 (71.5-74.9) |
| No | 931 (27.1) | 26.8 (25.1-28.5) |
| Self-perceived health status | ||
| Excellent | 499 (14.6) | 14.8 (13.4-16.2) |
| Very good | 1117 (32.6) | 32.3 (30.5-34.2) |
| Good | 1126 (32.9) | 33.3 (31.5-35.1) |
| Fair | 530 (15.5) | 14.9 (13.5-16.2) |
| Poor | 152 (4.4) | 4.6 (3.8-5.5) |
FOBT indicates fecal occult blood test; CI, confidence interval; CRC, colorectal cancer.
a
Number of responses for each characteristic does not equal sample size because of missing values.