Table 1. Participant Characteristics (N = 10,078).
No. of Participantsa | Percentageb | |
Age (years) | ||
50–54 | 3408 | 33.8 |
55–59 | 3244 | 32.2 |
60–64 | 2280 | 22.6 |
65–70 | 1136 | 11.3 |
Gender | ||
Male | 4384 | 43.5 |
Female | 5689 | 56.4 |
Educational level | ||
Primary or below | 2747 | 27.3 |
Secondary | 5739 | 56.9 |
Tertiary or above | 1576 | 15.6 |
Marital status | ||
Married/cohabit | 8514 | 84.5 |
Single/divorced/widowed/others | 1546 | 15.3 |
Occupational status | ||
Full time | 3609 | 35.8 |
Part time or retired | 3424 | 34.0 |
Housewife and others | 3030 | 30.1 |
Monthly household income ($US) | ||
<1285$ | 2932 | 29.1 |
1285$–2571$ | 2856 | 28.3 |
2571$–3856$ | 1428 | 14.2 |
3856$–5141$ | 665 | 6.6 |
>5142$ | 611 | 6.1 |
Refused to answer | 1572 | 15.6 |
Self perceived risk of CRC * | ||
At risk | 6873 | 38.2 |
Not at risk | 2552 | 25.3 |
Not sure | 608 | 6.0 |
Family history of CRC * | ||
Nil | 5714 | 57.7 |
First degree relatives | 1313 | 13.0 |
Second degree relatives | 1242 | 12.3 |
Others | 1709 | 17.0 |
Perceived Necessity of CRC * screening for people aged ≥50 | ||
Very or quite necessary | 8402 | 83.4 |
Not very necessary or unnecessary | 344 | 3.4 |
Not sure | 1315 | 13.0 |
Smoking | ||
Nil/ex-smoker | 9541 | 94.7 |
Current smoker | 512 | 5.1 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | ||
<23 | 4358 | 43.2 |
≥23 | 5107 | 50.7 |
CRC: Colorectal Cancer.