Table 3.
Unadjusted Associations Between Potential Confounding or Effect-modifying Variables and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening, Maryland Cancer Survey 2002
| Variable | Up-to-Date CRC Screening, Weighted %a | P Valueb |
| Total population | 64.9 | NA |
| Area of residence | ||
| Urban | 65.5 | .14 |
| Rural | 62.6 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 65.5 | .56 |
| Female | 64.3 | |
| Race | ||
| White | 66.1 | .03 |
| Black | 63.4 | |
| Other | 52.6 | |
| Age, y | ||
| 50-64 | 59.5 | <.001 |
| 65-74 | 73.8 | |
| ≥75 | 70.2 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or partner in unmarried couple | 66.6 | .02 |
| Divorced or separated | 60.7 | |
| Widowed | 64.2 | |
| Never married | 55.4 | |
| Education | ||
| High school graduate or less | 59.6 | >.001 |
| Some college or more | 68.8 | |
| Employment | ||
| Employed for wages | 61.2 | >.001 |
| Self-employed | 50.5 | |
| Retired | 72.8 | |
| Not employed | 54.7 | |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 66.1 | <.001 |
| No | 35.8 | |
| Health status | ||
| Excellent, very good, or good | 64.8 | .80 |
| Fair or poor | 65.4 | |
| Physical examination in last 2 years | ||
| Yes | 67.3 | <.001 |
| No | 30.5 | |
| Recommendation from provider for CRC screening | ||
| Yes | 83.5 | <.001 |
| No | 11.9 | |
NA indicates not applicable.
a
Weighted to the Maryland population.
b
Chi-square test to compare proportions; a priori level of significance is P < .05.