Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of survey participants and survey non-participants; N = 148
| Patient characteristic | Survey participants (n = 67) | Survey non-participants (n = 81) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± s.d.) | 63 ± 7.0 | 63 ± 6.9 | 0.58 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 35 (52.2%) | 44 (54.3%) | 0.79 |
| Female | 32 (47.8%) | 37 (45.7%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 41 (61.2%) | 47 (58.0%) | 0.20 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 4 (6.0%) | 8 (9.9%) | |
| Hispanic | 5 (7.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 8 (11.9%) | 10 (12.4%) | |
| Other (non-Hispanic) | 7 (10.4%) | 9 (11.1%) | |
| Unknown (non-Hispanic) | 2 (3.0%) | 7 (8.6%) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 44 (65.7%) | 47 (58.0%) | 0.40 |
| Single | 22 (32.8%) | 32 (39.5%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 30 (44.8%) | 28 (40.6%) | 0.79 |
| Unemployed | 10 (14.9%) | 12 (17.3%) | |
| Retired | 25 (37.3%) | 29 (42.0%) | |
| Unknown | 2 (3.0%) | 12 (14.8%) | |
| Medical Insurance | |||
| Yes | 62 (92.5%) | 74 (91%) | 0.81 |
| No/Uncovered/Self-Pay | 4 (6.0%) | 7 (8.6%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Colonoscopy completed | |||
| Yes | 11 (16.4%) | – | – |
| No | 53 (79.1%) | ||
| Don’t Know | 3 (4.5%) | ||
s.d., standard deviation
*p-values compare survey participants to non-participants