Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Participants
| Variables | Response categories |
Total N=562 |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Background | ||
| Age [n, (%)] | ||
| 50 to 59 years | 358 (64) | |
| 60 to 79 years | 202 (36) | |
| Race [n, (%)] | ||
| White | 291 (52) | |
| Nonwhite* | 267 (48) | |
| Gender [n, (%)] | ||
| Male | 235 (42) | |
| Female | 325 (58) | |
| Education [n, (%)] | ||
| ≤ high school grad | 183 (33) | |
| > high school grad | 376 (67) | |
| Marital Status [n, (%)] | ||
| married | 284 (51) | |
| not married | 274 (49) | |
| Perceptions of CRC Screening | ||
| Salience & Coherence [n, (%)] | ||
| ≤ 3 | 19 (3) | |
| > 3 | 543 (97) | |
| Susceptibility [n, (%)] | ||
| ≤ 3 | 448 (80) | |
| > 3 | 113 (20) | |
| Worries & Concerns [n, (%)] | ||
| ≤ 3 | 300 (53) | |
| > 3 | 262 (47) | |
| Response Efficacy [n, (%)] | ||
| ≤ 3 | 45 (8) | |
| > 3 | 516 (92) | |
| Social Influence [n, (%)] | ||
| ≤ 3 | 94 (17) | |
| > 3 | 467 (83) | |
| Regular Supplement Use | ||
| Vitamins [n, (%)] | ||
| Yes | 273 (49) | |
| No | 287 (51) | |
| Folate [n, (%)] | ||
| Yes | 50 (9) | |
| No | 511 (91) | |
| Decision Stage [n, (%)] | ||
| Never heard of | 38 (7) | |
| Undecided | 94 (17) | |
| Decided to screen | 430 (76) | |
| Patient Knowledge (percent correct) | ||
| CRC screening [mean, (std)] | 67.0 (16.5) | |
| GERA [mean, (std)] | 63.1 (13.9) | |
| Impact of Events Scale (0=never, 5=often) | ||
| IES scale [mean, (std)] | 0.39 (0.73) | |
*
Total Nonwhite participants: 238 African Americans, 11 Asians, 2 Native Americans, and 16 Others.