Table 2 Demographic and health behavior characteristics of the study population
Demographics Characteristics | Unweighted sample size (N = 1554) | % * |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 421 | 26% |
Female | 1133 | 74% |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
Black | 793 | 48% |
White | 71 | 5% |
Hispanic | 630 | 44% |
Other | 50 | 3% |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 376 | 25% |
Not married | 1063 | 68% |
Education | Â | Â |
Less than high school | 617 | 39% |
High school or equivalent | 427 | 26% |
Greater than high school | 505 | 32% |
Employment status | Â | Â |
Working full-time | 330 | 22% |
Working part-time | 206 | 14% |
Disabled | 317 | 23% |
Not working | 600 | 41% |
Yearly household income | Â | Â |
≤ $10,000 | 541 | 43% |
$10,000-19,999 | 391 | 31% |
≥ $20,000 | 337 | 26% |
Poverty status | Â | Â |
Above poverty level | 724 | 51% |
Below poverty level | 684 | 49% |
Financial situation | Â | Â |
Comfortable with some extras | 361 | 23% |
Enough but no extras | 461 | 29% |
Have to cut back | 377 | 26% |
Cannot make ends meet | 211 | 13% |
English native language | Â | Â |
Yes | 866 | 47% |
No | 686 | 52% |
Immigrant | Â | Â |
Yes | 700 | 48% |
No | 852 | 52% |
Regular health care provider | Â | Â |
Yes | 1343 | 87% |
No | 203 | 13% |
Health insurance | Â | Â |
None | 65 | 4% |
Public Insurance Only | 1012 | 66% |
Private insurance only | 388 | 25% |
Public+ Private | 80 | 5% |
Current with CRC screening (≥ 50 only) |  |  |
Yes | 563 | 67% |
No | 273 | 33% |
CRC test (≥ 50 only) |  |  |
FOBT | 215 | 24% |
Sigmoidoscopy | 125 | 14% |
Colonoscopy | 453 | 54% |
Intention to get screened (< 50 only) | Â | Â |
Yes | 411 | 66% |
No | 211 | 34% |
Takes multivitamins (days/week) | Â | Â |
< 6 | 1105 | 72% |
≥ 6 | 449 | 28% |
Age; mean (se) | 50.7 (0.4) | |
Steps/day; mean (se) | 5648 (22.0) | |
Body mass index (se) | 30 (0.3) | |