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.