Table 1.

Survey respondent characteristics and medical history

	Rural (n=200)	Urban (n=193)	P-Value
Characteristics	(%)	(%)
Age* Mean (SD)	61.7 (7.0)	63.4 (7.1)	0.014
Sex			0.597
Female	143 (71.9)	134 (69.4)
Male	56 (28.1)	59 (30.6)
Marital Status			0.076
Currently married	149 (74.5)	128 (66.3)
Not currently married	51 (25.5)	65 (33.7)
Education*			0.023
Greater than high school	128 (65.0)	145 (75.5)
High school graduate or less	69 (35.0)	47 (24.5)
Hispanic	9 (4.6)	5 (2.7)	0.307
Race			0.068
White	194 (97.5)	179 (93.7)
Non-white	5 (2.5)	12 (6.3)
Health insurance status			0.965
Uninsured	4 (2.0)	4 (2.1)
Insured	193 (98.0)	187 (97.9)
Identify one individual as personal doctor*			0.007
No	26 (13.1)	10 (5.2)
Yes	172 (86.9)	183 (94.8)
Time since last checkup**			< 0.001
Within 12 months	148 (74.7)	174 (90.2)
Longer than 12 months	50 (25.3)	19 (9.8)
Asked about CRC tests at last checkup*			0.039
No	140 (71.4)	152 (80.4)
Yes	56 (28.6)	37 (19.6)
Doctor discussed CRC tests at last checkup
No	98 (52.1)	95 (50.3)	0.758
Yes	91 (48.1)	94 (49.7)
Ever had polyps removed**			< 0.001
No	137 (71.7)	91 (47.9)
Yes	54 (28.3)	99 (52.1)
Family history of CRC			0.561
No	163 (86.2)	158 (88.3)
Yes	26 (13.8)	21 (11.7)
FOBT in last year			0.116
No	170 (87.6)	172 (92.5)
Yes	24 (12.4)	14 (7.5)
Sigmoidoscopy in last 5 years and FOBT in last 3 years			0.868
No	160 (85.1)	156 (85.7)
Yes	28 (14.9)	26 (14.3)
Colonoscopy in last 10 years**			< 0.001
No	56 (28.1)	24 (12.5)
Yes	143 (71.9)	168 (87.5)
CRC screening up-to-date*			< 0.001
No	51 (25.6)	23 (11.9)
Yes	148 (74.4)	170 (88.1)

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01