Table 2. Characteristics of Participating Primary Care Clinics (N = 413), Program Year 1, CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program, July 2015–June 2016.
| Clinic Characteristic | Percentage of Clinicsa (No.) |
|---|---|
| Clinic type | |
| Community health center/federally qualified health center | 71.9 (297) |
| Health system/hospital owned | 15.7 (65) |
| Private/physician owned | 6.1 (25) |
| Other primary care facility | 6.3 (26) |
| Patient-centered medical home recognized | |
| Yes | 73.1 (302) |
| No | 24.7 (102) |
| Unknown | 2.2 (9) |
| Ruralityb | |
| Metro | 72.4 (299) |
| Urban | 20.1 (83) |
| Rural | 5.8 (24) |
| Unknown | 1.7 (7) |
| Clinic size (no. of patients)c | |
| Small (<500) | 27.4 (113) |
| Medium (500–1,500) | 36.8 (152) |
| Large (>1,500) | 35.8 (148) |
| Uninsured patient population status (%) | |
| Low (<5) | 35.4 (146) |
| Medium (5–20) | 28.1 (116) |
| High (>20) | 30.8 (127) |
| Unknown | 5.8 (24) |
| Primary colorectal cancer test type | |
| FIT/FOBT | 52.5 (217) |
| Colonoscopy referral | 32.2 (133) |
| Varies by provider | 12.3 (51) |
| Unknown | 2.9 (12) |
| Free fecal testing kits | |
| Yes | 28.8 (119) |
| No | 64.7 (267) |
| Unknown | 6.5 (27) |
| Number of evidence-based interventions in place at baseline | |
| 0 | 12.1 (50) |
| 1 | 20.1 (83) |
| 2 | 16.9 (70) |
| 3 | 30.3 (125) |
| 4 | 20.6 (85) |
| Number of supporting activities in place at baseline | |
| 0 | 27.4 (113) |
| 1 | 27.8 (115) |
| 2 | 22.8 (94) |
| 3 | 21.8 (90) |
| 4 | 0.2 (1) |
Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FIT/FOBT, fecal immunochemical test/fecal occult blood test.
a
Percentages are unweighted and may not sum to 100% because of rounding.
b
Based on US Department of Agriculture’s rural–urban continuum codes.
c
Based on count of eligible patients aged 50 to 75 years.