Table 2. Cancer information avoidance by social determinants and disease factors.
| |
Non-avoider (n=336) |
Avoider (n=176) |
X2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | P-value | |
|
Gender | |||
| Male | 72.3 | 27.7 | 3.7 |
| Female |
63.2 |
36.8 |
<0.05 |
|
Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 64.9 | 35.1 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic | 71.4 | 28.6 | n.s. |
| Black/African American | 64.9 | 35.1 | |
| Asian/Other |
77.3 |
22.7 |
|
|
Age | |||
| =<39 | 41.5 | 58.5 | 26 |
| 40–49 | 59.7 | 40.3 | <0.001 |
| 50–59 | 65.3 | 34.7 | |
| 60–69 | 73.9 | 26.1 | |
| >=70 |
82.4 |
17.6 |
|
|
Education | |||
| High school or less | 75.3 | 24.7 | 4.7 |
| High school to associate | 66.4 | 33.6 | ns |
| College | 61.1 | 38.9 | |
| Post-graduate |
63.9 |
36.1 |
|
|
Income | |||
| =<$29 999 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 7.4 |
| $30 000–$49 999 | 78.6 | 21.4 | <0.1 |
| $50 000–$74 999 | 72.7 | 27.3 | |
| >=$75 000 |
61.2 |
38.8 |
|
|
Debt | |||
| >=$1999 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 13.2 |
| $2000–$4999 | 59.6 | 40.4 | <0.05 |
| $5000–$9999 | 56.5 | 43.5 | |
| $10 000–$19 999 | 54.2 | 45.8 | |
| $20 000–$49 999 | 65.2 | 34.8 | |
| >=$50 000 |
54.1 |
45.9 |
|
|
Cancer Type | |||
| Breast Cancer | 63.0 | 37.0 | 10.1 |
| Colon or Rectal Cancer | 65.4 | 34.6 | ns |
| Head and Neck Cancer | 78.9 | 21.1 | |
| Leukemia or Blood Cancer | 62.5 | 37.5 | |
| Lung Cancer | 52.2 | 47.8 | |
| Prostate Cancer | 90.5 | 9.5 | |
| Other |
67.2 |
32.8 |
|
|
Health Insurance | |||
| Private insurance | 63.9 | 36.1 | 3.3 |
| Medicare/Medicaid |
73.3 |
26.7 |
<0.1 |
|
Period of Illness | |||
| Under 2 yrs | 65.7 | 34.3 | 0.8 |
| 3 yrs | 67.8 | 32.2 | ns |
| 4 yrs | 63.6 | 36.4 | |
| Over 5 yrs | 62.9 | 37.1 | |
Abbreviation: ns=non-significant.