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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2010 Mar;102(3):219–227. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30528-9

Table 3.

Bivariate and Multivariate Analyses for Each Dependent Screening Variable

Screened by MD/
No Symptoms Q8
Screened by Community
Group/No Symptoms q9
Screened by Community
Group/Symptoms q9a
Screened by MD/
Symptoms q10

Bivariate
Associations
Multivariate
Associations
Bivariate
Associations
Multivariate
Associations
Bivariate
Associations
Multivariate
Associations
Bivariate
Associations
Multivariate
Associations

Coeff P Coeff P Coeff P Coeff P Coeff P Coeff P Coeff P Coeff P
Male −0.3 .019 −0.32 .028 0.07 .606 0.28 .079 0.27 .043 0.39 .014 −0.06 .354 −0.03 .707
Female 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0
Hispanic 0.21 .174 0.23 .221 0.97 <.0001 0.69 .001 0.82 <.0001 0.75 <.0001 0.04 .526 0.05 .446
Black, non-Hispanic 0.24 .109 0.36 .028 0.96 0.53 .009 0.73 <.0001 0.35 .079 0.07 .256 0.07 .404
White, non-Hispanic 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0
18-39 −0.9 <.0001 −0.95 <.0001 0.47 0.027 0.44 .108 1.03 <.0001 1.24 <.0001 −0.03 .770 −0.04 .771
40-59 −0.39 .007 −0.32 .048 0.3 1.113 0.30 .188 0.66 .000 0.94 <.0001 0.06 .484 0.03 .747
≥60 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - 0
<$20 000 −0.15 .436 0.18 .454 1.06 <.0001 0.86 .003 0.97 <.0001 0.61 .015 0 .970 0.11 .408
$20 000-$34 999 −0.29 .153 −0.01 .958 1.03 <.0001 0.84 .001 0.75 .001 0.53 .027 −0.01 .888 0.07 .486
$35 000-$49 999 0.07 .770 0.28 .223 0.76 0.003 0.61 .018 0.28 .291 0.07 .779 −0.02 .887 0.05 .659
$50 000-$74 999 −0.26 .261 −0.50 .024 0.42 .089 0.49 .043 0.41 .120 0.19 .486 0.12 .158 0.03 .698
≥$75 000 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - 0
High school or less −0.45 .021 −0.21 .412 1.17 <.0001 0.64 .041 0.84 .000 −0.04 .900 −0.12 .089 0.00 .973
Technical school −0.43 .015 −0.44 .066 0.88 <.0001 0.37 .172 0.68 .003 0.11 .696 −0.18 .020 −0.12 .292
Some college −0.59 .003 −0.27 .256 0.7 .002 0.40 .114 0.63 .010 0.17 .507 −0.10 .127 −0.04 .690
College graduate −0.25 .151 0.02 .913 0.65 .003 0.63 .011 0.54 .024 0.35 .151 −0.06 .330 0.03 .681
Postgraduate 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - 0
Employed −0.14 .258 0.08 .637 −0.04 .776 −0.01 .952 0.06 .642 −0.21 .211 0.07 .283 0.21 .006
Not Employed 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - 0
Health status 0.04 .427 −0.05 .435 0.07 0.221 −0.11 .135 0.03 .551 0.07 .294 −0.02 .498 0.00 .963
How effective screening −0.31 <.0001 −0.20 .034 −0.02 .826 −0.05 .528 −0.1 .222 −0.26 .002 −0.12 .003 −0.07 .191
Trust in People 0.15 .015 0.11 .121 −0.29 <.0001 −0.07 .377 −0.31 <.0001 −0.12 .100 0.07 .026 0.09 .045
Barriers - - - - -
 AIDS −0.02 .624 0.05 .361 0.12 .012 0.06 .278 0.11 .014 0.07 .227 0 .867 −0.02 .262
 Guinea pig −0.02 .535 −0.06 .185 0.02 .614 −0.03 .588 0.08 .076 0.03 .556 0.03 .055 0.02 .166
 Privacy −0.01 .884 0.08 .116 −0.03 .481 −0.11 .055 0.03 .427 −0.07 .237 0.02 .296 0.04 .059
 Upsetting family −0.07 .081 −0.10 .134 0.13 .003 0.09 .172 0.1 .017 −0.06 .465 0.02 .244 0.01 .734
 Fear of cancer −0.03 .456 0.16 .007 0.07 .139 −0.01 .878 0.1 .019 0.04 .546 0 .896 0.00 .918
 Unlikely to get cancer −0.1 .032 −0.15 .011 0.04 .396 −0.11 .078 0.13 .007 0.05 .402 0.02 .326 0.04 .101
 Lack trust in medicine 0.03 .538 0.10 .084 0.13 .008 0.06 .362 0.08 .100 −0.04 .585 −0.02 .282 −0.03 .342
 Fear of pain −0.08 .091 −0.05 .458 0.1 .052 0.10 .168 0.09 .067 0.06 .393 0 .904 −0.02 .389
 Embarrassment −0.2 .000 −0.18 .029 0.02 .773 −0.15 .032 0.08 .145 −0.04 .556 −0.03 .193 0.01 .707
Facilitators - - -
 Saves lives 0.36 <.0001 0.23 .029 0.26 .000 0.08 .321 0.18 .017 0.03 .717 0.11 .024 0.05 .414
 Friends/family encourage 0.13 .012 0.08 .326 0.15 .005 −0.03 .709 0.14 .008 −0.02 .715 0.05 .056 −0.01 .831
 Friends participate 0.13 .009 0 .946 0.16 .003 0.11 .238 0.12 .016 −0.01 .915 0.07 .015 −0.01 .653
 Friends/family w/cancer 0.14 .008 0.03 .607 0.12 .030 −0.01 .930 0.16 .003 0.05 .498 0.10 .004 0.07 .069
 MD encourages 0.31 <.0001 0.11 .271 0.02 .760 −0.22 .031 0 .995 −0.14 .110 0.12 .008 0.03 .577
 Dentist encourages 0.2 <.0001 −0.03 .638 0.05 .346 0.10 .286 0.01 .899 0 .996 0.07 .020 0.02 .339
 Insurance 0.17 .001 0.03 .658 0.16 .002 −0.01 .927 0.1 .057 −0.02 .744 0.08 .012 0.00 .886
 Screening nearby 0.13 .010 −0.06 .283 0.27 <.0001 0.19 .009 0.22 <.0001 0.18 .004 0.06 .042 0.00 .902