Table 3. Characteristics of Participants Who Were Nonadherent to ≥1 Cancer Screening Guideline at Baseline and Completed the 3-Month Follow-Up Survey (N = 253), Los Angeles, 2016–2018^a .

Characteristic	Men (N = 95)	Women (N = 158)	P Valueb
Age, mean (SD) [range], y	58.8 (6.0) [50–75]	60.3 (7.1) [50–75]	.08
Residence
South Los Angeles zip code	58 of 95 (61)	87 of 158 (55)	.35
Other zip code	37 of 95 (39)	71 of 158 (45)
Marital status
Single	45 of 95 (47)	54 of 157 (34)	.08
Married	30 of 95 (32)	53 of 157 (34)
Divorced, separated, or widowed	20 of 95 (21)	50 of 157 (32)
Highest level of education
High school graduate or less	23 of 95 (24)	20 of 158 (13)	.001
Some college	49 of 95 (52)	66 of 158 (42)
College graduate	23 of 95 (24)	72 of 158 (46)
Annual household income, $c
<20,000	30 of 88 (34)	33 of 145 (23)	.14
20,000 to <50,000	28 of 88 (32)	49 of 145 (34)
≥50,000	30 of 88 (34)	63 of 145 (43)
Health insurance
Private insurance or health maintenance organization	40 of 90 (44)	106 of 156 (68)	.001
Medicaid or Medicare	35 of 90 (39)	42 of 156 (27)
Other insurance	7 of 90 (8)	4 of 156 (3)
None	8 of 90 (9)	4 of 156 (3)
Has a regular physician	73 of 95 (77)	146 of 158 (92)	<.001
Ever goes to physician for a medical checkup	66 of 95 (69)	139 of 158 (88)	<.001
Had a routine checkup in the past 12 months	65 of 95 (68)	128 of 158 (81)	.03

^a Data were collected in a 1-group pretest–posttest pilot study to assess the feasibility of implementing an intervention led by community health advisors to promote cancer screening (for breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer) at 9 African American churches in South Los Angeles. All values are numerator and denominator (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.

^b Determined by χ² test for categorical variables, 2-sample t test for continuous variables.

^c Data were missing for 20 participants.