TABLE 1.
Characteristics of focus group participants
|
Focus group |
Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| n | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 | ||||
| Men | 0 | (0) | 6 | (54) | 7 | (100) | 13 | (46) |
| Age, years | ||||||||
| 50–59 | 6 | (60) | 5 | (45) | 3 | (43) | 14 | (50) |
| 60–74 | 4 | (40) | 6 | (55) | 4 | (57) | 14 | (50) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married/common-law | 7 | (70) | 10 | (91) | 7 | (100) | 24 | (86) |
| Divorced/separated | 2 | (20) | 1 | 9) | – | 3 | (11) | |
| Widowed | 1 | (10) | – | – | 1 | (4) | ||
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Working full-time | 5 | (50) | 4 | (36) | 4 | (57) | 13 | (46) |
| Working part-time | 3 | (30) | – | 1 | (14) | 4 | (14) | |
| Retired | 2 | (20) | 7 | (64) | 2 | (29) | 11 | (39) |
| Education | ||||||||
| High school or less | 2 | (20) | 3 | (27) | 3 | (42) | 8 | (29) |
| Some postsecondary | – | 1 | (9) | – | 1 | (4) | ||
| College/trade | 3 | (30) | 5 | (45) | 2 | (29) | 10 | (36) |
| University | 5 | (50) | 2 | (18) | 2 | (29) | 9 | (32) |
| Ancestry* | ||||||||
| British | 4 | (40) | 6 | (54) | 3 | (43) | 13 | (48) |
| European | 3 | (30) | 3 | (28) | 3 | (43) | 9 | (33) |
| Other | 2 | (20) | 2 | (18) | 1 | (14) | 5 | (19) |
| Screened for CRC? | ||||||||
| Yes | 3 | (30) | 7 | (64) | 3 | (43) | 13 | (46) |
| No | 7 | (70) | 4 | (36) | 4 | (57) | 15 | (54) |
| CRC tests | ||||||||
| FOBT only | 1 | (33) | 4 | (57) | 1 | (33) | 6 | (46) |
| Colonoscopy only | 1 | (33) | – | 1 | (33) | 2 | (15) | |
| FOBT + colonoscopy | 1 | (33) | 2 | (29) | – | 3 | (23) | |
| FOBT + sigmoidoscopy | – | 1 | (14) | 1 | (33) | 2 | (15) | |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
*
Data missing for one individual. CRC Colorectal cancer; FOBT Fecal occult blood test