Table 2.

Sociodemographics and Health Care Correlates of Stage of Adoption

		Stage of Adoption
		Precontemplation n=67		Contemplation or Preparation n=92
	Overall	n	%	n	%	p-value (by Stage of Adoption)
Age	Mean=57.00, S.D.=7.041					.493
50–55	50.59%	32	39.5%	49	60.5%
56 and up	49.1%	35	44.9%	43	55.1%
Sex						.448
Female	76.1%	53	43.8%	68	56.2%
Male	23.9%	14	36.8%	24	63.2%
Marital Status						.224
Married or living with partner	22.6%	12	33.3%	24	66.7%
Single	77.4%	55	44.7%	68	55.3%
Education						.122
Less than high school	30.2%	25	52.1%	23	47.9%
High school or GED or vocational	31.4%	22	44.0%	28	56.0%
Some college or greater	38.4%	20	32.8%	41	62.7%
Employment Status						.219
Employed	14.5%	7	44.1%	16	55.9%
Not employed	85.5%	60	30.4%	73	69.6%
Income						.970
Less than 10,000	46.8%	31	42.5%	42	57.5%
10,000 or greater	53.2%	35	42.2%	48	57.8%
Do you have a health professional or doctor you see most often?						.005
Yes	78%	45	36.3%	79	63.7%
No	22%	22	62.9%	13	37.1%
Doctor or health professional recommended CRC screening?						.003
Yes	67.9%	37	34.3%	71	65.7%
No	32.1%	30	58.8%	21	41.2%
Ever heard of a colonoscopy?						.000
Yes	88.1%	51	36.4%	89	63.6%
No	11.9%	16	84.2%	3	15.8%
Have you been told by a doctor or health professional you need a colonoscopy?						.000
Yes	49.1%	21	26.9%	57	73.1%
No	50.9%	46	56.8%	35	43.2%