Table 1.
Population Characteristics, 2004 United States BRFSS
| Variables | 1 PHP (n=116,349)a | >1 PHP (n=15,087) | No PHP (n=13,461) | P Value | Total (N=144,897) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 64.7 (10.5) | 66.2 (10.6) | 61.6 (9.9) | <.001 | 4.6 (10.5) |
| Sex, % | <.001 | ||||
| Female | 55.8 | 54.3 | 43.6 | 54.5 | |
| Male | 44.2 | 45.7 | 56.4 | 45.5 | |
| Race/ethnicity, % | <.001 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 80.2 | 77.3 | 65.6 | 78.5 | |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 8.3 | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic multiracial | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
| Hispanic | 7.6 | 9.1 | 18.8 | 8.8 | |
| Education level, % | <.001 | ||||
| Not graduate high school | 12.4 | 15.2 | 21.8 | 13.5 | |
| High school graduate or greater | 87.6 | 84.8 | 78.2 | 86.5 | |
| Income, % | <.001 | ||||
| <$25,000 | 30.6 | 35.7 | 47.2 | 32.7 | |
| ≥$25,000 | 69.4 | 64.3 | 52.8 | 67.3 | |
| Health Insurance, % | <.001 | ||||
| Yes | 94.6 | 95.2 | 67.1 | 92.1 | |
| No | 5.4 | 4.8 | 32.9 | 7.9 | |
| Up-to-date colorectal cancer testing,b % | <.001 | ||||
| Yes | 59.3 | 62.5 | 26.9 | 56.6 | |
| No | 40.7 | 37.5 | 73.1 | 43.4 |
BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; PHP = personal health care provider.
Note: χ2 Statistics and analyses of variance were used for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.
a Percentages in this column are weighted.
b Up-to-date colorectal cancer testing defined as fecal occult blood test within the last 1 year or sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the past 10 years.