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. 2021 Feb 16;16(2):e0246991. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246991

Table 2. Response patterns to the scenarios stratified by study variables.

Variable Always no (N = 178) n (unadjusted %) Scenario dependent (N = 265) n (unadjusted %) Always yes (N = 537) n (unadjusted %) p (unadjusted analysis) p (adjusted analysis*)
Screening test 0.044 0.085
    FIT 48 (14.7) 94 (28.8) 185 (56.6)
    Sigmoidoscopy 67 (20.6) 72 (22.2) 186 (57.2)
    Colonoscopy 63 (19.3) 99 (30.4) 164 (50.3)
Age (years) 0.294 0.002
    45–54 95 (16.6) 166 (29.0) 311 (54.4)
    55–64 61 (19.4) 79 (25.2) 174 (55.4)
    >65 22 (23.9) 20 (21.7) 50 (54.4)
Sex 0.085 0.063
    Female 125 (19.4) 183 (28.4) 336 (52.2)
    Male 53 (15.9) 82 (24.6) 199 (59.6)
Ethnicity 0.028 0.046
    White 172 (18.4) 246 (26.3) 517 (55.3)
    Non-white 6 (16.2) 17 (46.0) 14 (37.8)
University level education 0.454 0.92
    Yes 89 (17.6) 146 (28.8) 272 (53.7)
    No 89 (18.9) 119 (25.3) 263 (55.8)
Family history 0.001 0.013
    No 163 (18.7) 247 (28.3) 462 (53.0)
    Yes 12 (14.0) 11 (12.8) 63 (73.3)
Prior history of screening <0.0001 0.0002
    No 159 (20.9) 217 (28.5) 385 (50.6)
    Yes 19 (8.8) 48 (22.1) 150 (69.1)
Numeracy 0.034 0.051
    Low 45 (21.7) 42 (20.3) 120 (58.0)
    High 133 (17.3) 222 (28.9) 413 (53.8)
Understanding of information 0.723 0.58
    Incorrect 90 (18.9) 124 (26.1) 262 (55.0)
    Correct 88 (17.5) 141 (28.1) 273 (54.4)
Prior perceptions of screening <0.0001 <0.0001
    Yes for all 44 (7.3) 160 (26.7) 396 (66.0)
    No for all 4 (20.0) 4 (20.0) 12 (60.0)
    It depends 130 (36.4) 101 (28.3) 126 (35.3)

* Adjusted for all factors included in the table in addition to the order in which the scenarios were presented.