Table 1.
Participant Demographics (focus groups + surveys, n=38)
| Mean age (SD) | 57.8 (6.79) |
| Gender | No. (%) |
| Female | 18 (51) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school graduate | 14 (40) |
| High school graduate/GED | 8 (23) |
| Some College OR 2-year college Graduate | 11 (31) |
| 4 Year College graduate or more | 2 (6) |
| Need Help with Written Materials | |
| Always | 7 (21) |
| Sometimes | 5 (15) |
| Rarely | 7 (21) |
| Never | 14 (42) |
| Income | |
| <$30,000 | 24 (83) |
| $30,000–59,999 | 5 (17) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 21 (64) |
| Retired | 6 (18) |
| Unemployed | 4 (12) |
| Disabled | 1 (3) |
| Other | 1 (3) |
| CRC screening status | |
| Unscreened | 22 (58) |
| Up to Date | 11 (29) |
| Insurance Statusa | |
| Uninsured | 21 (55) |
| Private Insurance | 6 (18) |
| Medicaid | 4 (11) |
| Medicare | 6 (18) |
| Medicare Supplement | 2 (6) |
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Insurance status categories may overlap, as some individuals are insured by multiple policies or programs