Table 1.
Demographic factors and cancer screening practices.
| Variables | M ± SD |
|---|---|
| Age | 53.47 ± 15.00 |
| Number of visits to primary care provider | 3.54 ± 4.24 |
| Number of visits to subspecialist | 2.77 ± 3.86 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 37.1% |
| Female | 62.9% |
| Education | |
| No high school diploma | 19.6% |
| High school diploma or higher degree | 80.4% |
| Employment | |
| Unemployed | 52.1% |
| Employed | 47.9% |
| Income | |
| <$29,000 | 78.9% |
| ≥$30,000 | 21.1% |
| Health insurance | |
| Government/Medicare | 41.2% |
| Private | 54.1% |
| No insurance | 4.6% |
| Family history of cancer | |
| Yes | 23.7% |
| No | 76.3% |
| Cancer diagnosis | |
| Yes | 4.1% |
| No | 95.9% |
| Mammography (women > 40 years) (n = 102) | |
| Yes | 85.3% |
| No | 14.7% |
| FOBT (>50 years) (n = 114) | |
| Yes | 60.5% |
| No | 39.5% |
| Variables | |
| Colonoscopy (>50 years) (n = 114) | |
| Yes | 54.4% |
| No | 45.6% |
| PAP (women > 21 years) (n = 122) | |
| Yes | 73.8% |
| No | 26.2% |