Table 2a.
Characteristics of the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening sample overall and stratified by food insecurity status.
| Characteristics | Total CRC Sample | Food insecure | Food secure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Weighted % | Frequency | Weighted % | p-value | Frequency | Weighted % | p-value | |
|
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| GENDER | ||||||||
| Male | 2066 | 52.8% | 268 | 44.9% | 0.0014 | 1786 | 54.6% | 0.0014 |
| Female | 2719 | 47.2% | 560 | 55.1% | 2140 | 45.4% | ||
| missing | 31 | 12 | 14 | |||||
| AGE | ||||||||
| 50–59 | 1830 | 47.5% | 423 | 60.2% | <.0001 | 1391 | 44.6% | <.0001 |
| 60–69 | 2072 | 39.0% | 305 | 31.0% | 1750 | 40.7% | ||
| 70+ | 914 | 13.6% | 112 | 8.8% | 799 | 14.8% | ||
| missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| RACE/ETHNICITY | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 3579 | 72.1% | 479 | 55.4% | <.0001 | 3088 | 76.0% | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 627 | 15.1% | 214 | 26.7% | 407 | 12.4% | ||
| Hispanic | 112 | 3.7% | 38 | 8.8% | 74 | 2.6% | ||
| Asian | 355 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.7% | 49 | 1.5% | ||
| Other | 414 | 9.2% | 96 | 9.2% | 314 | 9.1% | ||
| missing | 84 | 13 | 57 | |||||
| RURALITY | ||||||||
| Rural | 1226 | 13.8% | 240 | 18.0% | 0.0135 | 981 | 13.0% | 0.0135 |
| Urban | 3550 | 86.2% | 588 | 82.0% | 2932 | 87.0% | ||
| missing | 40 | 12 | 27 | |||||
| MARITAL STATUS | ||||||||
| Married/Living as Married | 3039 | 62.9% | 318 | 36.6% | <.0001 | 2707 | 68.8% | <.0001 |
| Not Married | 1733 | 37.1% | 515 | 63.4% | 1210 | 31.2% | ||
| missing | 44 | 7 | 23 | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | ||||||||
| Employed | 1810 | 47.8% | 256 | 33.4% | <.0001 | 1547 | 51.3% | <.0001 |
| Unemployed | 805 | 18.6% | 340 | 42.3% | 463 | 12.9% | ||
| Retired | 1608 | 33.6% | 193 | 24.3% | 1403 | 35.8% | ||
| missing | 593 | 51 | 527 | |||||
| HIGHEST LEVEL of EDUCATION | ||||||||
| Less than baccalaureate college degree | 2483 | 54.6% | 630 | 78.9% | <.0001 | 1842 | 49.3% | <.0001 |
| Baccalaureate college or graduate degree | 2281 | 45.4% | 198 | 21.1% | 2073 | 50.7% | ||
| missing | 52 | 12 | 25 | |||||
| INCOME | ||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 734 | 17.5% | 390 | 48.8% | <.0001 | 342 | 10.4% | <.0001 |
| $20,000 - $49,999 | 1051 | 21.6% | 267 | 33.3% | 782 | 19.1% | ||
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 1452 | 31.9% | 110 | 12.7% | 1338 | 36.2% | ||
| $100,000+ | 1225 | 29.0% | 32 | 5.2% | 1189 | 34.3% | ||
| missing | 354 | 41 | 289 | |||||
| FINANCIAL SECURITY | ||||||||
| Yes | 3699 | 76.8% | 306 | 36.2% | <.0001 | 3388 | 90.7% | <.0001 |
| No | 808 | 16.8% | 484 | 63.8% | 323 | 9.3% | ||
| missing | 309 | 50 | 229 | |||||
| HEALTH INSURANCE | ||||||||
| Yes | 4541 | 94.3% | 750 | 89.3% | <.0001 | 3765 | 95.6% | <.0001 |
| No | 228 | 4.7% | 81 | 9.6% | 146 | 3.7% | ||
| missing | 47 | 9 | 29 | |||||
| HOUSING INSTABILITY | ||||||||
| Housing instability | 154 | 6.5% | 91 | 21.1% | <.0001 | 62 | 3.1% | <.0001 |
| Housing stability | 3182 | 93.5% | 479 | 78.9% | 2692 | 96.9% | ||
| missing | 1480 | 270 | 1186 | |||||
| HISTORY OF CANCER | ||||||||
| Previously diagnosed with cancer | 1090 | 19.8% | 147 | 14.6% | 0.0026 | 938 | 21.1% | 0.0026 |
| No cancer diagnosis | 3683 | 80.2% | 687 | 85.4% | 2971 | 78.9% | ||
| missing | 43 | 6 | 31 | |||||
| FOOD INSECURITY | ||||||||
| Food insecure | 840 | 18.2% | ||||||
| Food secure | 3940 | 81.8% | ||||||
| missing | 36 | |||||||
Rao-Scott Chi-Square Test was performed.