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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Behav Med. 2011 Dec;42(3):294–303. doi: 10.1007/s12160-011-9291-z

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Characteristic All (n=515) %(n) Usual Care (n=169) %(n) TC (n=168) %(n) MI (n=178) %(n) X2 Statistic
Gender
 Male 69.7(n=359) 68.0(n=115) 72.6(n=122) 68.5(n=122) X2 =1.01 (df=2)
 Female 29.3(n=156) 32.0(n=54) 27.4(n=46) 31.5(n=56)
Race
 Black 72.4(n=373) 74.6(n=126) 78.0(n=131) 65.2(n=116) X2 =10.76* (df=4)
 White 17.7(n=91) 13.6(n=23) 16.0(n=27) 23.0(n=41)
 Other 9.9(n=51) 11.8(n=20) 6.0(n=10) 11.8(n=21)
Age (mean[sd]) 58.1 (7.9) 56.9 (7.2) 58.5 (8.3) 58.8 (8.2) F =2.76 (df=2)
Employment Status
 Working 21.0(n=108) 23.2(n=39) 19.1(n=32) 20.8(n=37) X2 =0.89 (df=2)
Marital Status
Single/divorce/separated/widowed 71.8(n=375) 72.8(n=117) 72.6(n=126) 70.2(n=132) X2 =1.66 (df=2)
Married/partnered 28.2(n=140) 27.2(n=52) 27.4(n=42) 29.8(n=46)
Income
 < 15k 48.5(n=233) 45.2(n=70) 50.0(n=79) 50.3(n=84) X2 =3.32 (df=24)
 15k–30k 28.3(n=136) 32.2(n=5) 24.0(n=38) 28.7(n=48)
 <30k 23.2(n=111) 22.6(n=39) 26.0(n=41) 21.0(n=35)
Site
 Midwest 1 29.0(n=149) 29.6(n=50) 26.4(n=44) 30.5(n=55) X2 =2.25 (df=4)
 Midwest 2 65.0(n=335) 62.(n=106) 68.3(n=114) 64.4(n=114)
 Southeast 6.0(n=41) 7.7(n=13) 5.3(n=9) 5.1(n=9)
Education
 < HS, HS or trade school 44.7(n=230) 43.2(n=73) 42.9(n=72) 47.7(n=85) X2 =1.06 (df=2)
 BS or greater 55.3(n=285) 56.8(n=96) 57.1(n=96) 52.3(n=93)
Prior screening test
 % Yes 48.5(n=250) 51.5(n=87) 44.1(n=74) 50.0(n=89) X2 =2.1 (df=2)
Physician recommended any test
 % Yes 65.4(n=337) 60.4(n=102) 66.7(n=113) 69.1(n=122) X2 =2.37 (df=2)
Had any test post-treatment
 %Yes 18.1(n=93) 11.83(n=20) 23.8(n=40) 18.5(n=33) X2 =7.80* (df=4)

TC=Tailored Counseling; MI=Motivational Interviewing;

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