Table.

Bivariate Associations with Colorectal Cancer Screening in an Appalachian Church Population (N = 821), 2002–2003^{a b}

Characteristic	No.	% With Any Screeningc(n = 504)	Χ2 df (P Value)
Age, y
50-64	364	51.1	Χ2 2 = 6.19 (.05)
65-74	291	66.7
≥75	166	61.5
Sex
Female	535	58.7	Χ2 1 = 4.99 (.03)
Male	285	66.7
Education
Less than high school	44	70.5	Χ2 3 = 1.59 (.66)
High school diploma or GED	269	61.0
Postsecondary or some college	229	60.7
College degree or post college	272	61.4
Annual household income, $
<20,000	117	54.7	Χ2 4 = 2.49 (.65)
20,000-29,999	143	59.4
30,000-49,999	184	58.2
50,000-74,999	130	60.0
≥75,000	100	65.0
Employment
Full or part time	305	57.1	Χ2 2 = 7.23 (.03)
Retired	459	65.4
Not employed or have disability	48	52.1
Health insurance
Employer	575	62.4	Χ2 1 = 0.89 (.35)
Medicare	426	66.2	Χ2 1 = 8.64 (.003)
Self-pay	150	64.0	Χ2 1 = 0.53 (.47)
Other	89	60.7	Χ2 1 = 0.02 (.88)
Mammogram in last 2 years
Yes	473	61.7	Χ2 1 = 16.76 (<.001)
No	59	33.9
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in last 2 years
Yes	232	72.4	Χ2 1 = 18.54 (<.001)
No	53	41.5
Family history of colorectal cancer
Yes	106	77.4	Χ2 1 = 13.13 (<.001)
No	707	59.0
Perception of risk for colorectal cancer
More than average	47	87.2	Χ2 2 = 15.95 (<.001)
Average	381	62.7
Less than average	374	57.5
Support for screening
A lot	638	62.9	Χ2 1 = 4.82 (.03)
Somewhat/very little	140	52.9
Knowledge of screening guidelines
Know at least one	299	77.9	Χ2 1 = 54.26 (<.001)
Know none	522	51.9
Body mass index, kg/m2
<25.0  (Normal)	277	62.1	Χ2 3 = 1.55 (.67)
25.0-29.9 (Overweight)	308	61.4
30.0-34.9 (Obese)	144	63.9
≥35 (Morbidly obese)	62	54.8
Eat at least five fruits or vegetables per day
Yes	210	62.4	Χ2 1 = 0.18 (.67)
No	611	61.1
At least 150 min moderate or 60 min vigorous activity per week
Yes	315	68.3	Χ2 1 = 10.16 (.001)
No	506	57.1

^aThree respondents did not answer the colorectal cancer screening questions.

^bSome categories have missing data. Missing data were excluded for all analyses.

^cAny screening was defined as a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the past year, a sigmoidoscopy within the last 5 years, a colonoscopy within the last 10 years, or a double-contrast barium enema within the last 5 years.