Table 1.

Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics of the Participants at Entry Into the Study

Variables	Eligible Participants, N = 104 (%)	Screened, N = 58 (%)	Not Screened, N = 46 (%)	p Value
Age at interview (years)	51.7 ± 6.6	51.4 ± 6.2	52.2 ± 7.1	.557
Education
Less than or equal to high school	69 (68%)	29 (52%)	40 (87%)	<.001
More than high school	33 (32%)	27 (48%)	6 (13%)
Marital status
Married/living with a partner	29 (29%)	17 (31%)	12 (27%)	.644
Divorced/widowed/separated	41 (41%)	24 (44%)	17 (39%)
Never married	29 (29%)	14 (25%)	15 (34%)
Employment status
Employed	49 (48%)	30 (54%)	19 (41%)	.217
Unemployed	53 (52%)	26 (46%)	27 (59%)
Annual household income
<$15,000	50 (50%)	22 (39%)	28 (62%)	.022
≥$15,000	51 (50%)	34 (61%)	17 (38%)
Self-rated health
Excellent/very good/good	73 (72%)	38 (68%)	35 (76%)	.359
Fair/poor	29 (28%)	18 (32%)	11 (24%)
Health insurance
Yes	42 (41%)	26 (46%)	16 (35%)	.266
No	61 (59%)	31 (54%)	30 (65%)
Having personal doctor or health care provider
Yes	61 (60%)	35 (60%)	26 (59%)	.898
No	41 (40%)	23 (40%)	18 (41%)
How long since last routine checkup?
Within past year	27 (28%)	19 (34%)	8 (19%)	.103
More than 1 year ago	71 (72%)	37 (66%)	34 (81%)
Have any of your relatives had prostate cancer?
Yes	22 (21%)	14 (25%)	8 (17%)	.377
No	81 (79%)	43 (75%)	38 (83%)
Have any of your relatives had any other cancer, except prostate cancer?
Yes	57 (55%)	38 (67%)	19 (41%)	.010
No	46 (45%)	19 (33%)	27 (59%)
Have you ever had a PSA test or digital rectal exam?
Yes	27 (26%)	11 (19%)	16 (35%)	.076
No	76 (74%)	46 (81%)	30 (65%)

Note. PSA test = prostate-specific antigen test.