Table 1. Weighted Distribution of Respondents’ Characteristics, by Colorectal Cancer Screening Status, Florida BRFSS, 2013a .
| Characteristic | Overall % (N = 14,756) | Up to Date With Colorectal Cancer Screeningb
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|---|---|---|---|
| % Yes (n = 10,292) | % No (n = 4,464) | ||
| Age, y | |||
| 50–54 | 24.7 | 17.2 | 38.8 |
| 55–59 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 23.7 |
| 60–64 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 18.0 |
| 65–69 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 9.7 |
| 70–75 | 17.5 | 21.6 | 9.8 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 52.5 | 52.7 | 52.0 |
| Male | 47.5 | 47.3 | 48.0 |
| Race | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 69.5 | 71.6 | 65.4 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| Other | 19.6 | 17.4 | 23.8 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 17.0 | 15.1 | 20.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 83.0 | 84.9 | 79.4 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/partnered | 63.8 | 67.9 | 56.1 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 30.0 | 27.4 | 35.3 |
| Never married | 6.2 | 4.7 | 8.7 |
| Educational level | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 13.3 | 11.2 | 17.3 |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.3 | 27.7 | 32.2 |
| Some college or technical school | 32.5 | 33.5 | 30.5 |
| College graduate | 24.9 | 27.5 | 20.0 |
| Income level, $ | |||
| 0–14,999 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 15.7 |
| 15,000–34,999 | 15.2 | 13.6 | 18.2 |
| 35,000–49,999 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 13.3 |
| 50,000–74,999 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| ≥75,000 | 38.3 | 43.1 | 29.2 |
| Missing/refused | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 44.9 | 40.5 | 53.3 |
| Unemployed | 6.9 | 4.7 | 11.3 |
| Retired | 31.8 | 39.3 | 17.6 |
| Unable to work | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Student/homemaker | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Health care coverage | |||
| Yes | 85.3 | 93.9 | 68.9 |
| No | 14.7 | 6.1 | 31.1 |
| Have primary care provider | |||
| Yes, at least one | 85.6 | 93.6 | 70.4 |
| No | 14.4 | 6.4 | 29.6 |
| Body mass index category (kg/m2) | |||
| Not overweight (≤24.9) | 29.1 | 27.0 | 33.0 |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 40.9 | 40.6 | 41.6 |
| Obese (≥30.0) | 30.0 | 32.5 | 25.4 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 17.2 | 13.7 | 23.9 |
| Former | 38.7 | 40.1 | 36.2 |
| Never | 44.1 | 46.3 | 39.9 |
| General health status | |||
| Excellent | 17.0 | 14.8 | 21.3 |
| Good/very good | 59.2 | 61.6 | 54.5 |
| Fair/Poor | 23.8 | 23.6 | 24.2 |
Abbreviations: BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; GED, general educational development.
a
Weighted to BRFSS complex survey sampling weights.
b
All comparisons of respondents’ characteristics by up-to-date status of colorectal cancer screening were significant at P < .001.