Table 2.
Survey Responses in Women (n=467 total) and Men (n=257 total) Aged 50 and Older
| Survey Question | Sex | Response (%) | P Value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither Agree Nor Disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||
| I’m unsure about what to do when asked to make decisions about cancer screening tests. | F (n=407) | 17.9 | 22.6 | 16.0 | 19.7 | 23.8 | .42 |
| M (n=226) | 12.8 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 25.7 | 22.1 | ||
| I feel I know the benefits of cancer screening. | F (n=416) | 45.4 | 32.7 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 5.3 | .09 |
| M (n=228) | 39.0 | 34.2 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 5.3 | ||
| I feel I know the risks of cancer screening. | F (n=404) | 29.5 | 29.5 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 7.4 | .22 |
| M (n=226) | 23.5 | 30.5 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 5.8 | ||
| I feel I have made informed choices about cancer screening. | F (n=411) | 34.3 | 33.8 | 17.3 | 9.5 | 5.1 | .76 |
| M (n=227) | 33.9 | 34.4 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 4.0 | ||
| Definitely Yes | Yes | Maybe | No | Definitely No | |||
| If there were a choice between cancer screening tests, would your regular doctor ask you to help make the decision? | F (n=430) | 40.5 | 39.1 | 14.9 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .75 |
| M N=226) | 38.9 | 43.8 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Very Often | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||
| How often does your regular doctor make an effort to give you some control over your cancer screening tests? | F (n=397) | 24.9 | 26.7 | 18.1 | 10.6 | 19.7 | .38 |
| M (n=195) | 15.9 | 32.8 | 25.1 | 7.2 | 19.0 |
P value for Mantel-Haenszel score test for trend of odds in women versus men, controlling for practice site. F=female, M=male