Table 2.
Characteristic | Test Awareness | P Valueb | |
---|---|---|---|
| |||
na | % (95% CI) | ||
Sex | |||
Female | 266 | 63.3 (55.8-70.7) | .01 |
Male | 95 | 47.3 (35.7-58.9) | |
Age, y | |||
18-39 | 69 | 57.1 (46.0-68.3) | .83 |
40-59 | 117 | 53.7 (42.8-64.7) | |
≥60 | 175 | 56.5 (50.3-62.6) | |
Marital status | |||
Single, never married | 63 | 47.1 (35.3-59.0) | .03 |
Married/living together | 188 | 56.9 (48.4-65.4) | |
Separated/widowed/divorced | 100 | 66.6 (56.4-76.9) | |
Education | |||
<High school | 84 | 53.4 (43.4-63.4) | .16 |
High school/vocational diploma | 91 | 46.8 (33.5-60.0) | |
College or more | 174 | 63.2 (52.0-74.3) | |
Employed | |||
Yes | 103 | 54.7 (42.1-67.3) | .79 |
No | 248 | 56.5 (48.6-64.3) | |
Have health insurance coverage | |||
Yes | 345 | 55.8 (48.1-63.5) | .98 |
No | 16 | 55.5 (25.6-85.3) | |
Personal history of cancer | |||
Yes | 28 | 66.0 (47.2-84.8) | .25 |
No | 322 | 55.2 (47.4-63.0) | |
Family history of cancer | |||
Yes | 228 | 57.8 (49.5-66.1) | .33 |
No | 122 | 51.8 (40.1-63.5) | |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | |||
<25.0 (underweight/normal) | 130 | 61.2 (50.8-71.6) | .40 |
25.0-29.9 (overweight) | 119 | 55.5 (43.8-67.2) | |
≥30.0 (obese) | 96 | 50.4 (37.9-62.9) | |
Current smoker | |||
Yes | 72 | 42.9 (33.0-52.8) | .02 |
No | 282 | 58.0 (49.6-66.4) | |
Have regular health care provider | |||
Yes | 292 | 58.3 (50.6-66.0) | .20 |
No | 69 | 48.5 (34.4-62.6) | |
≥5 Servings fruits or vegetables daily | |||
Yes | 70 | 60.3 (44.8-62.6) | .49 |
No | 291 | 54.9 (47.2-62.6) | |
Ever looked for information on health topics | |||
Yes | 150 | 67.0 (57.9-76.2) | .003 |
No | 211 | 50.2 (41.3-59.1) | |
Ever looked for cancer information | |||
Yes | 122 | 72.0 (61.2-82.7) | .001 |
No | 239 | 50.2 (40.8-58.7) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
Not all categories add to total for awareness (n = 361) because of missing values.
Calculated by using the Pearson χ2 test.