TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Subjects Who Were Willing and Not Willing to Have Virtual Colonoscopy
| Willing to Have Virtual Colonoscopy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All Subjects (n = 68) | Yes (n = 56) | No (n = 11) | p |
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| Male sex | 40/68 (59) | 33/56 (59) | 6/11 (55) | 0.3366 |
| Age (y) | 0.8374 | |||
| 50–54 | 18/68 (27) | 16/56 (29) | 2/11 (18) | |
| 55–59 | 25/68 (37) | 19/56 (34) | 5/11 (45) | |
| 60–64 | 22/68 (32) | 18/56 (32) | 4/11 (36) | |
| ≥65 | 3/68 (4) | 3/56 (5) | 0/11 (0) | |
| Racea | 0.1035 | |||
| White | 59/67 (88) | 51/56 (91) | 8/10 (80) | |
| African American or black | 2/67 (3) | 1/56 (2) | 1/10 (10) | |
| Asian | 2/67 (3) | 1/56 (2) | 1/10 (10 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4/67 (6) | 2/56 (4) | 1/10 (10 | |
| Education | 0.3264 | |||
| Elementary school | 2/68 (3) | 1/56 (2) | 1/11 (9) | |
| High school graduate | 44/68 (65) | 36/56 (64) | 7/11 (64) | |
| College graduate | 14/68 (21) | 11/56 (20) | 3/11 (27) | |
| Postgraduate | 8/68 (12) | 8/56 (14) | 0/11 (0) | |
| Employment statusa | 0.4303 | |||
| Employed | 43/67 (64) | 36/55 (65) | 7/11 (64) | |
| Retired | 10/67 (15) | 7/55 (13) | 3/11 (27) | |
| Unemployed | 14/67 (21) | 12/55 (22) | 1/11 (9) | |
| Annual income ($U.S.)b | 0.9440 | |||
| < 50,000 | 33/65 (51) | 28/54 (52) | 5/10 (50) | |
| 50,000–100,000 | 12/65 (18) | 9/54 (17) | 2/10 (20) | |
| 100,000–200,000 | 15/65 (23) | 13/54 (24) | 2/10 (20) | |
| > 200,000 | 5/65 (8) | 4/54 (7) | 1/10 (10) | |
| Out-of-pocket medical expenses paid in last year ($U.S.)a | 0.9423 | |||
| < 500 | 41/67 (61) | 35/56 (63) | 6/10 (60) | |
| 500–999 | 16/67 (24) | 12/56 (21) | 3/10 (30) | |
| > 1,000 | 10/67 (15) | 9/56 (16) | 1/10 (10) | |
| Reported family history of colon cancer | 3/68 (4) | 3/56 (5) | 0/10 (0) | 0.7822 |
| Had breast or prostate cancer screening in past | 44/68 (65) | 36/56 (64) | 7/11 (64) | 1.0 |
Note—Data are no. of subjects/total (%). The denominators vary because not all subjects answered all the questions.
a
One respondent declined to answer this question.
b
Three respondents declined to answer this question.