Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants overall and according to risk level
| Characteristic | Overall (N=632) N (%) |
Risk Level
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|---|---|---|---|
| HNPCC† (N=165) N (%) |
High Risk (N=467) N (%) |
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| Gender | |||
| Male | 261 (41) | 81 (49) | 180 (39) |
| Female | 371 (59) | 84 (51) | 287 (61) |
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| Age | |||
| < 40 | 36 (1) | 12 (7) | 24 (5) |
| 40 – 49 | 152 (24) | 33 (20) | 119 (25) |
| 50 – 64 | 272 (43) | 83 (50) | 189 (40) |
| 65+ | 172 (27) | 37 (22) | 135 (29) |
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| Race | |||
| African American | 11 (2) | 2 (1) | 9 (2) |
| Caucasian | 589 (93) | 155 (94) | 434 (93) |
| Other | 23 (4) | 5 (3) | 18 (4) |
| Missing | 9 (1) | 3 (2) | 6 (1) |
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| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 15 (2) | 3 (2) | 12 (3) |
| Non-Hispanic | 605 (96) | 161 (98) | 444 (95) |
| Missing | 12 (2) | 1 (1) | 11 (2) |
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| Education | |||
| Post college | 117 (19) | 29 (18) | 88 (19) |
| College graduate | 175 (28) | 49 (30) | 126 (27) |
| Some college/tech school | 195 (31) | 50 (30) | 145 (31) |
| High school/GED | 121 (19) | 30 (18) | 91 (19) |
| Less than high school | 20 (3) | 6 (4) | 14 (3) |
| Missing | 4 (<1) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) |
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| Household Income | |||
| $70,000 or more | 235 (37) | 65 (39) | 170 (36) |
| $45,000 – $69,999 | 149 (24) | 45 (27) | 114 (24) |
| $30,000 – $44,999 | 106 (17) | 23 (14) | 83 (18) |
| $15,000 – $29,999 | 68 (11) | 12 (7) | 56 (12) |
| < $15,000 | 28 (4) | 7 (4) | 21 (4) |
| Missing/Don’t know | 36 (6) | 13 (8) | 23 (5) |
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| Health Insurance Status | |||
| Insured | 603 (95) | 158 (96) | 445 (95) |
| Not insured | 25 (4) | 6 (4) | 19 (4) |
| Missing | 4 (<1) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) |
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| Have regular doctor or clinic | |||
| Yes | 582 (92) | 152 (92) | 430 (92) |
| No | 48 (8) | 13 (8) | 35 (7) |
| Missing | 2 (<1) | 0 | 2 (<1) |
†
HNPCC = hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer