Table 2.

Number of CRC barriers reported by participants by assessment method

Characteristic	Level	Without probe, mean (SD)	With probe, mean (SD)	p value
Gender	Female	1.5 (0.8)	3.1 (1.8)	0.064
	Male	1.8 (1.1)	3.7 (2.1)
Race	Black	1.5 (0.9)	2.9 (2.2)	0.134
	White	1.7 (0.9)	3.5 (1.8)
	Other	2.0 (0.0)	4.5 (2.1)
Education	High school or less	1.2 (0.4)	2.3 (1.3)	<0.001
	Some college/associates degree	1.7 (1.1)	3.8 (2.2)
	College graduate	1.7 (0.8)	3.5 (1.7)
Marital status	Single/never married	1.1 (0.3)	2.7 (1.5)	0.002
	Married/living together	1.8 (1.0)	3.5 (2.0)
	Separated/divorced/widowed	1.7 (1.0)	3.8 (2.0)
Employment status	Full time or part-time	1.6 (0.8)	3.4 (1.9)	0.914
	Retired/volunteer	1.6 (0.8)	3.3 (1.9)
	Disabled/unemployed	1.7 (1.2)	3.5 (2.2)
Household annual income	<$30,000	1.4 (0.8)	2.9 (1.7)	0.043
	$30,000–69,999	1.6 (0.9)	3.5 (2.3)
	$70,000+	2.0 (1.0)	3.8 (1.6)
Insurance status	Uninsured	1.5 (0.8)	3.6 (1.7)	0.866
	Public insurance	1.5 (0.9)	3.3 (2.3)
	Private insurance	1.7 (0.9)	3.4 (1.9)
Smoking status	Current	1.3 (0.6)	2.7 (1.5)	0.017
	Former	1.7 (1.1)	3.8 (2.3)
	Never	1.8 (0.9)	3.5 (1.9)
Medical conditions requiring regular doctor visits	Yes	1.6 (1.0)	3.4 (2.1)	0.791
	No	1.7 (0.8)	3.4 (1.7)
Indicated CRC screening should begin at age 50	Yes	1.6 (0.9)	3.3 (1.7)	0.783
	No	1.6 (0.9)	3.5 (2.3)
Self-rated health	Excellent/very good	1.7 (0.9)	3.4 (1.7)	0.608
	Poor/fair/good	1.5 (0.9)	3.3 (2.2)
Would you be willing to have a CRC screening test if doctor recommended	Yes	1.5 (0.7)	3.1 (1.7)	0.007
	No	2.0 (1.3)	4.2 (2.4)
Have you thought about talking to your doctor about completing CRC screening in the next 6 months?	Yes	1.6 (0.9)	2.9 (1.6)	0.210
	No	1.6 (0.9)	3.5 (2.0)
Do you intend to complete CRC screening in the next 6 months?	Yes	1.4 (0.6)	2.7 (1.5)	0.008
	No	1.7 (1.0)	3.7 (2.1)

SD standard deviation