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Table 1 Characteristics of men in the 45 and Up study who reported ever having a faecal occult blood test (FOBT), prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, both tests, or neither test in the previous 2 years

From: Sociodemographic and health-related predictors of self-reported mammogram, faecal occult blood test and prostate specific antigen test use in a large Australian study

 

n (%)1

% FOBT only

% PSA test only

% Both tests

% Neither test

Total n

82,648 (100)

5.9

44.9

18.7

30.6

Age

     

50-59

32102 (38.8)

7.1

40.3

16.7

35.9

60-69

27572 (33.4)

5.6

47.6

24.0

22.8

70+

22974 (27.8)

4.8

47.7

14.9

32.5

Family history of cancer

     

Bowel

9449 (11.4)

6.4

46.3

17.6

29.7

Prostate

7173 (8.7)

4.5

50.4

23.0

22.1

Bowel and Prostate

1421 (1.7)

5.4

49.6

20.7

24.3

Other Cancer

15816 (19.1)

6.4

44.3

19.6

29.7

None

48789 (59.0)

5.9

43.8

17.8

32.4

Place of residence*

     

Major City

38086 (46.1)

5.2

46.0

16.4

32.4

Inner Region

28464 (34.4)

6.3

44.5

20.5

28.7

Outer Region

14498 (17.5)

7.2

42.3

21.4

29.2

Remote or Very Remote

1535 (1.9)

4.7

46.5

14.9

33.9

Highest qualification

     

No school certificate or other qualification

8876 (10.7)

4.7

45.7

13.8

35.8

School or intermediate certificate

12535 (15.2)

5.3

47.4

17.5

29.9

Higher school or leaving certificate

7932 (9.6)

5.6

44.3

16.6

33.6

Trade, apprenticeship, certificate or diploma

31105 (37.6)

5.9

45.7

19.4

29.0

University degree or higher

20849 (25.2)

7.1

42.0

21.4

29.5

Employment status

     

Full time work

22345 (27.0)

6.7

42.8

17.5

33.0

Part time work

5873 (7.1)

6.5

44.3

20.0

29.3

Self employed

11526 (14.0)

5.9

45.1

18.1

30.8

Partially retired

3935 (4.8)

5.9

46.1

23.4

24.6

Fully retired

32971 (39.9)

5.4

46.5

20.2

27.9

Unemployed

1529 (1.9)

6.3

37.8

9.2

46.6

Unpaid work

646 (0.8)

6.2

45.2

15.2

33.4

Looking after home/family

394 (0.5)

5.8

41.9

11.7

40.6

Sick/disabled

2282 (2.8)

4.4

44.0

11.0

40.7

Other

674 (0.8)

3.9

45.6

15.7

34.9

Income ($AUD) †

     

Less than 5,000

982 (1.2)

4.1

43.0

8.3

44.7

5,000-9,000

2953 (3.6)

5.2

43.8

9.2

41.8

10,000-19,000

11543 (14.0)

5.0

45.4

14.1

35.5

20,000-29,000

8545 (10.3)

5.8

46.2

18.4

29.5

30,000-39,000

7231 (8.8)

6.4

44.8

21.5

27.4

40,000-49,000

6745 (8.2)

6.0

44.2

21.7

28.2

50,000-69,000

9695 (11.7)

6.4

44.6

21.9

27.2

70,000 or more

22676 (27.4)

6.9

44.1

20.7

28.3

Prefer not to answer

10331 (12.5)

4.8

46.0

17.4

31.9

Health insurance status

     

Health care concession card

14022 (17.0)

5.0

43.5

14.1

37.5

Department of Veterans’ Affairs card

1832 (2.2)

5.1

42.3

12.1

40.6

Private health insurance without extras

41033 (49.7)

6.2

46.6

22.0

25.3

Private health insurance with extras

12142 (14.7)

6.0

46.1

20.2

27.6

No concession card or health Insurance

12141 (14.7)

6.4

40.3

12.8

40.5

Married or living with a partner

     

No

15150 (18.3)

5.7

40.9

13.4

40.0

Yes

66802 (80.8)

6.0

45.7

19.9

28.5

Non-English language spoken at home

     

No

73979 (89.5)

6.1

44.8

19.7

29.3

Yes

8667 (10.5)

4.2

44.9

9.5

41.4

Been treated by a doctor in the past month §

     

No

38102 (46.1)

6.5

41.5

18.5

33.5

Yes

35939 (43.5)

5.4

48.4

19.6

26.7

Country of birth

     

Australia

59373 (71.8)

6.2

45.5

20.3

28.1

Other English speaking country

11214 (13.6)

6.4

41.2

17.8

34.6

Non-English speaking country

11222 (13.6)

4.3

45.4

11.0

39.2

Need help with daily tasks due to illness or disability

     

No

76255 (92.3)

6.1

44.8

19.5

30.0

Yes

3761 (4.6)

4.3

43.8

11.9

40.0

Psychological distress Level

     

Well

67398 (81.6)

6.1

44.7

19.7

29.5

Mild

3994 (4.8)

6.0

43.9

16.3

33.9

Moderate

1294 (1.6)

5.0

45.4

14.4

35.2

Severe

1243 (1.5)

5.2

41.8

12.6

40.5

  1. 1 Missing data for each covariate has been omitted for the sake of brevity.
  2. * Using the mean Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+).
  3. † Pre-tax annual household income from all sources.
  4. §Treated for heart attack, other heart disease, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, blood clotting problems, asthma, osteoarthritis, thyroid problems, osteoporosis/low bone density, depression, or anxiety.