Table 1.
Sample Demographics
| CRC screening |
No CRC screening |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age (55 years of age or older) | ||||||
| Yes | 186 | 65.9 | 75 | 27.2 | 261 | 46.8 |
| No | 96 | 34.1 | 201 | 72.8 | 297 | 53.2 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 128 | 45.4 | 79 | 28.6 | 207 | 37.1 |
| Not married | 154 | 54.6 | 197 | 71.4 | 351 | 62.9 |
| Education (some college or more) | ||||||
| Yes | 152 | 53.9 | 122 | 44.2 | 274 | 49.1 |
| No | 130 | 46.1 | 154 | 55.8 | 284 | 50.8 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 110 | 39 | 153 | 55.4 | 263 | 47.1 |
| Not employed | 172 | 61 | 123 | 44.6 | 295 | 52.9 |
| Income ($20k or less) | ||||||
| Yes | 81 | 28.7 | 129 | 46.7 | 210 | 37.6 |
| No | 201 | 71.3 | 147 | 53.3 | 348 | 62.4 |
| Self-reported health (Fair to Poor) | ||||||
| Yes | 60 | 21.3 | 75 | 27.2 | 135 | 24.2 |
| No | 222 | 78.7 | 201 | 72.8 | 423 | 75.8 |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 203 | 72 | 107 | 38.8 | 310 | 55.6 |
| No | 79 | 28 | 169 | 61.2 | 248 | 44.4 |
| Social support | ||||||
| Yes | 52 | 18.4 | 53 | 19.2 | 105 | 18.8 |
| No | 230 | 81.6 | 223 | 80.8 | 453 | 81.2 |
| Church member | ||||||
| Yes | 178 | 63.1 | 137 | 49.6 | 315 | 56.5 |
| No | 104 | 36.9 | 139 | 50.4 | 243 | 43.5 |
| Have a regular doctor | ||||||
| Yes | 194 | 68.8 | 98 | 35.5 | 292 | 52.3 |
| No | 88 | 31.2 | 178 | 64.5 | 266 | 47.7 |
| Talk to doctor about family history | ||||||
| Yes | 174 | 61.7 | 72 | 26.1 | 246 | 44.1 |
| No | 108 | 38.8 | 204 | 73.9 | 312 | 55.9 |
| Confidence (Very to Completely) | ||||||
| Yes | 184 | 65.2 | 158 | 57.2 | 342 | 61.3 |
| No | 98 | 34.8 | 118 | 42.8 | 216 | 38.7 |
CRC, colorectal cancer.