Table 1.

Characteristics of sample (n=812), by decisional status and prior PSA testing

Characteristic		Total Sample	Decided	Undecided	P-value	Prior PSA	No Prior PSA	P-value**
		N=812	N=285 (35%)	N=511 (63%)		N=373 (67%)	N=177 (33%)
		N (%)	N (%)	N (%)		N (%)	N (%)
Age
45–49		271 (33)	68 (24)	198 (39)	<0.01	72 (19)	78 (44)	<0.01
50–54		232 (29)	67 (24)	162 (32)		106 (28)	60 (34)
55 or older		246 (30)	133 (47)	106 (21)		168 (45)	28 (16)
Race/ethnicity
White, NH		726 (89)	261 (92)	451 (88)	0.01	347 (93)	157 (89)	0.07
Other		76 (9)	20 (7)	55 (11)		20 (5)	19 (11)
Household Income
<$49,999		124 (15)	27 (10)	94 (18)	<0.01	39 (10)	32 (18)	0.07
$49,999 –74,999		197 (24)	59 (21)	132 (26)		78 (21)	43 (24)
>$75,000		442 (54)	185 (65)	253 (50)		234 (63)	92 (52)
Education
HS or less		205 (25)	54 (19)	145 (28)	<0.01	76 (20)	50 (28)	<0.01
Some college or more		600 (74)	228 (80)	363 (71)		295 (79)	126 (71)
Marital Status
Married/living as married		661 (81)	240 (84)	409 (80)	0.1	308 (83)	141 (80)	0.49
Other		145 (18)	42 (15)	100 (20)		63 (17)	35 (20)
Family History of CaP
Yes		96 (12)	50 (18)	45 (9)	0.02	56 (15)	16 (9)	0.01
No		701 (86)	229 (80)	458 (90)		310 (83)	159 (90)
Prior PSA
Yes		373 (46)	124 (44)	239 (47)	<0.01		NA	NA
No		177 (22)	148 (52)	28 (5)
Physician Discussion
Yes		360 (46)	216 (76)	137 (27)	<0.01	256 (69)	54 (31)	<0.01
No		412 (54)	59 (21)	354 (69)		105 (28)	117 (66)

^**P-value is for a chi-square test comparing decided and undecided individuals.

^**P-value is for a Rao-Scott chi-square test comparing individuals who had and had not undergone prior PSA test.

^***Some percentages may not add to 100 due to missing data