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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2008 May 16;18(7):579–583. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.02.004

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Men 45+ by Ever Had a PSA Test, 2005 NHIS data.

Ever Had a PSA Test

Total Yes No


Characteristic Weighted N Unweighted N % (95% CI) % (95% CI)


Total 23,437,279 3,245
Age (mean; std error) 55.30 59.70 (0.22) 50.87 (0.18)
PrCA Family History
Yes 2,109,173 271 28.22 (25.06, 31.60) 18.20 (15.14, 21.72)
No 5,366,101 721 71.78 (68.40, 74.90) 81.80 (78.28, 84.86)
Race
NH White 18,613,039 2,390 79.45 (77.79, 81.02) 72.48 (70.55, 74.33)
NH Black 2,302,692 422 9.83 (8.64, 11.16) 9.68 (8.48, 11.04)
Other 2,511,704 431 10.72 (9.54, 12.03) 17.84 (16.47, 19.30)
Sick Care
Clinic/Health Center 2,841,955 418 12.79 (11.40, 14.32) 18.28 (16.44, 20.27)
Dr's Office/HMO 19,040,146 2,594 85.67 (84.08, 87.13) 78.41 (76.38, 80,32)
Emergency Room 103,649 16 0.47 (0.25, 0.88) 0.93 (0.63, 1.35)
Other 238,183 42 1.07 (0.76, 1.52) 2.38 (1.90, 2.99)
Seen MD within Year
Yes 19,413,608 2,680 82.85 (81.32, 84.28) 58.07 (56.25, 59.87)
No 4,019,401 564 17.15 (15.72, 18.68) 41.93 (40.13, 43.75)
Education
< High School 1,637,527 334 7.03 (6.19, 7.99) 9.99 (8.94, 11.16)
High School 5,116,294 749 21.98 (20.42, 23.63) 27.64 (26.07, 29.27)
Some College 6,390,651 887 27.45 (25.69, 29.29) 30.42 (28.66, 32.25)
Bachelors or Above 10,133,757 1,253 43.53 (41.55, 45.54) 31.94 (30.21, 33.72)
Insurance
Yes 21,399,185 2,928 91.42 (90.28, 92.44) 79.23 (77.71, 80.68)
No 2,007,450 312 8.58 (7.56, 9.72) 20.77 (19.32, 22.29)
Marital Status
Married 18,860,467 2,174 80.58 (79.22, 81.88) 72.26 (70.55, 73.92)
Divorced/Separated 3,416,821 811 14.60 (13.51, 15.76) 16.20 (15.53, 19.93)
Never Married 1,127,433 250 4.82 (4.15, 5.59) 11.04 (9.90, 12.29)
*

χ2 p-value (for ever having a PSA test and each characteristic) < 0.0001