Table 2.
General characteristics of participants (N = 64)
| N | (%) | M | SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 63.73 | 11.84 | 41–83 | ||
| 40–64 | 32 | (50.0) | |||
| 65 and older | 32 | (50.0) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 13 | (20.3) | |||
| Female | 51 | (79.7) | |||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Currently married | 47 | (73.4) | |||
| Widowed | 17 | (26.6) | |||
| Education | |||||
| High school diploma or less | 54 | (84.4) | |||
| Higher than high school diploma | 10 | (15.6) | |||
| Employment | |||||
| Full-time | 32 | (50.0) | |||
| Part-time | 2 | (3.1) | |||
| Not employed | 30 | (46.9) | |||
| Health Insurance | |||||
| National Health Insurance | 62 | (96.9) | |||
| Medical Aid program | 2 | (3.1) | |||
| Annual household income | |||||
| ≤ $30,000 | 48 | (75.0) | |||
| > $30,000 | 16 | (25.0) | |||
| Cancer Screening Experience | |||||
| Breast cancer screening (N = 51) | |||||
| Ever had a mammogram | 45 | (88.2) | |||
| Had a mammogram in previous 2 years | 39 | (76.5) | |||
| Cervical cancer screening (N = 51) | |||||
| Ever had a Pap smear test | 47 | (92.2) | |||
| Had a Pap smear test in previous year | 35 | (68.6) | |||
| Gastric cancer screening | |||||
| Ever had gastric endoscopy | 45 | (70.3) | |||
| Had gastric endoscopy in previous 2 years | 31 | (48.4) | |||
| Colorectal cancer screening | |||||
| Ever had FOBT | 53 | (82.8) | |||
| Had FOBT in previous 1 year | 29 | (45.3) | |||
| Ever had a colonoscopy | 30 | (46.9) | |||
| Had a colonoscopy in previous 10 years | 24 | (37.5) | |||