Table 1. Demographic characteristics (weighted)*: Southern Regional Access Program 2002-2003.
| Characteristics | Total Sample | Believes in Periodic examination | Does not believe in Periodic examination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Percent or Mean | n | Percent or Mean | n | Percent or Mean | |
| Age, years | 4830 | 46 (range 18-94) | 4456 | 46 (range 18-94) | 374 | 42 (range 18-94) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 3225 | 54.2 | 3028 | 55.3 | 197 | 42.9 |
| Male | 1605 | 45.8.0 | 1428 | 44.7 | 177 | 57.1 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 2665 | 55.5 | 2446 | 54.1 | 219 | 55.2 |
| Not married | 2141 | 44.5 | 1988 | 45.9 | 153 | 44.8 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 3277 | 63.2 | 2962 | 61.4 | 315 | 82.2 |
| Black | 1371 | 36.8 | 1325 | 38.6 | 46 | 17.8 |
| Education | ||||||
| Some college | 1,978 | 41.7 | 1808 | 41.1 | 170 | 49.0 |
| Tech/trade school | 397 | 8.2 | 361 | 8.1 | 36 | 8.7 |
| High school or less | 2,436 | 50.1 | 2270 | 50.8 | 166 | 42.3 |
| Income | ||||||
| < $25, 000 | 1854 | 43.8 | 1739 | 44.5 | 115 | 36.2 |
| ≥ $25, 000 | 2375 | 56.2 | 2172 | 55.5 | 203 | 63.8 |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Uninsured part/all | ||||||
| last year | 1309 | 31.1 | 1197 | 30.7 | 112 | 34.8 |
| Insured | 3466 | 68.9 | 3217 | 69.3 | 249 | 65.2 |
| Self-reported health | ||||||
| Excellent | 795 | 17.7 | 709 | 17.2 | 86 | 23.3 |
| Very good | 1,154 | 25.1 | 1058 | 24.7 | 96 | 29.3 |
| Good | 1,605 | 33.9 | 1480 | 34.1 | 125 | 31.8 |
| Fair | 817 | 15.0 | 773 | 15.5 | 44 | 10.2 |
| Poor | 447 | 8.3 | 419 | 8.5 | 22 | 5.4 |
| Had a well-visit in last yr | ||||||
| Yes | 3772 | 76.8 | 3612 | 79.9 | 160 | 42.3 |
| No | 979 | 23.2 | 782 | 20.1 | 197 | 57.6 |
| Endorses well-visit | 4456 | 91.50 | ||||
| Does not endorse well-visit | 374 | 8.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
*
All percentages a nd means are weighted; some are calculated on slightly smaller n d ue to missing values