Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of All Respondents and Those Respondents That Received Positive Communication in the Four Domains.

	All respondents (N = 1,706)		Did a doctor ever tell you that some experts disagree about whether men should have PSA tests? (N = 1,644)		Has a doctor or other healthcare professional ever told you that the PSA test is not always accurate? (N = 1,624)		Has a doctor or other healthcare professional ever told you that treating any type of prostate cancer can lead to serious side effects, such as problems with urination or having sex? (N = 1,610)		Has a doctor or other healthcare professional ever told you that some types of prostate cancer are slow-growing and need no treatment? (N = 1,611)
	Sample N	Weighted %	Sample N	Weighted %	Sample N	Weighted %	Sample N	Weighted %	Sample N	Weighted %
Domain communication	—	—	315	17.23	441	25.40	540	30.69	414	23.26
Regular provider
Yes	1,145	66.99	238	78.98	344	80.31	411	80.30	319	82.76
No	523	33.01	68	21.02	91	19.69	117	19.70	89	17.24
Most recent check-up
<12 months	1,198	66.82	251	78.44	342	74.94	413	74.21	327	79.95
1-2 years	217	14.49	33	14.42	49	15.83	59	16.13	42	11.08
3-5 years	117	8.14	17	5.52	27	6.27	32	5.59	21	5.82
>5 years or never	149	10.54	11	1.62	19	2.96	26	4.07	21	3.15
Health insurance coverage
Yes	1,490	85.99	283	91.25	405	91.69	492	91.39	384	94.24
No	199	14.01	29	8.75	32	8.31	40	8.61	27	5.76
Age group (years)
40-49	402	37.13	31	18.71	44	17.01	59	18.99	40	15.08
50-64	802	42.09	148	48.72	214	51.22	261	49.33	190	50.77
≥65	502	20.78	136	32.57	183	31.77	220	31.67	184	34.15
Married
Yes	965	64.73	201	77.01	276	72.76	325	69.33	251	72.31
No	717	35.27	106	22.99	160	27.24	205	30.67	156	27.69
Education level
Less than high school	185	11.82	24	10.00	26	6.96	53	10.88	32	9.28
High school graduate	383	23.83	53	19.15	76	17.47	102	18.87	67	16.33
Some college	504	32.92	79	26.73	108	29.17	147	31.08	102	27.93
College graduate or more	624	31.43	159	44.12	229	46.40	235	39.17	210	46.46
Hispanic ethnicity
Yes	256	12.93	38	12.49	44	8.96	74	12.00	50	10.36
No	1,305	87.07	248	87.51	370	91.04	429	88.00	335	89.64
Race
White	1,247	82.51	252	85.03	366	87.72	410	81.50	335	84.49
African American	226	9.39	30	8.81	40	7.27	67	10.48	34	8.82
Other	140	8.10	20	6.16	24	5.01	39	8.02	24	6.68
Annual household income ($)
<20,000	340	16.40	44	9.22	57	9.92	87	12.95	50	8.22
20,000-34,999	256	14.20	34	11.42	58	11.95	71	12.20	54	11.39
35,000-49,999	222	12.45	37	11.51	48	8.77	67	11.26	55	13.57
50,000-74,999	277	18.22	56	18.48	87	19.68	106	22.01	71	17.11
≥75,000	572	38.73	138	49.37	185	49.67	195	41.58	173	49.72
Family member ever had cancer
Yes	1,013	60.06	206	63.14	280	61.09	336	61.94	254	60.86
No	532	31.80	88	30.39	131	33.38	170	34.00	135	34.56
Not sure	127	8.14	16	6.47	22	5.53	26	4.06	18	4.57
Global health status
Excellent or very good	768	44.37	163	51.93	235	53.83	276	52.42	221	55.39
Good	625	40.26	111	36.18	150	35.96	177	35.08	135	34.96
Fair or poor	271	15.37	32	11.89	44	10.21	70	12.50	41	9.65
Perception about chance of getting cancer
Very unlikely or unlikely	381	21.85	58	18.70	81	18.81	108	20.89	90	25.05
Neither unlikely nor likely	738	44.12	144	45.84	202	44.63	247	45.53	183	41.90
Likely or very likely	521	34.03	101	35.46	147	36.56	171	33.58	129	33.05
Location of residence
Urban	1,436	82.27	272	84.55	374	83.87	453	84.90	350	85.23
Rural	270	17.73	43	15.45	67	16.13	87	15.10	64	14.77
Ever had PSA test?
Yes	912	49.14	268	84.78	382	85.10	432	80.33	340	83.39
No	752	50.86	46	15.22	57	14.90	101	19.67	68	16.61

Note. PSA = prostate-specific antigen.