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Table 2 General characteristics of participants (N = 64)

From: Cancer screening in Koreans: a focus group approach

 

N

(%)

M

SD

Range

Age

  

63.73

11.84

41–83

 40–64

32

(50.0)

   

 65 and older

32

(50.0)

   

Gender

 Male

13

(20.3)

   

 Female

51

(79.7)

   

Marital Status

 Currently married

47

(73.4)

   

 Widowed

17

(26.6)

   

Education

 High school diploma or less

54

(84.4)

   

 Higher than high school diploma

10

(15.6)

   

Employment

 Full-time

32

(50.0)

   

 Part-time

2

(3.1)

   

 Not employed

30

(46.9)

   

Health Insurance

     

 National Health Insurance

62

(96.9)

   

 Medical Aid program

2

(3.1)

   

Annual household income

  ≤ $30,000

48

(75.0)

   

  > $30,000

16

(25.0)

   

Cancer Screening Experience

 Breast cancer screening (N = 51)

  Ever had a mammogram

45

(88.2)

   

  Had a mammogram in previous 2 years

39

(76.5)

   

 Cervical cancer screening (N = 51)

  Ever had a Pap smear test

47

(92.2)

   

  Had a Pap smear test in previous year

35

(68.6)

   

 Gastric cancer screening

  Ever had gastric endoscopy

45

(70.3)

   

  Had gastric endoscopy in previous 2 years

31

(48.4)

  

 Colorectal cancer screening

  Ever had FOBT

53

(82.8)

   

  Had FOBT in previous 1 year

29

(45.3)

   

  Ever had a colonoscopy

30

(46.9)

   

  Had a colonoscopy in previous 10 years

24

(37.5)

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