Research Article

A Media and Clinic Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Ohio Appalachia

Table 1

Participant characteristics by wave and study arm.

Variable LevelWave 1Wave 2Wave 3Wave 4
Comparison
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(%)
Intervention
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(%)
Comparison
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(%)
Intervention
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(%)
Comparison
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(%)
Intervention
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(%)
Comparison
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(%)
Intervention
() 
(%)

Age (mean ± SD)61.7 (6.9)61.2 (6.8)61.7 (6.8)61.7 (6.5)61.4 (6.6)61.6 (6.8)62.4 (6.6)62.6 (6.5)

GenderMale229 (40.7)228 (41.9)258 (42.9)244 (41.8)248 (45.3)255 (45.4)210 (40.0)240 (42.4)
Female333 (59.3)316 (58.1)343 (57.1)340 (58.2)299 (54.7)307 (54.6)315 (60.0)326 (57.6)

Race-WhiteNo20 (3.6)15 (2.8)21 (3.5)17 (2.9)28 (5.1)23 (4.1)31 (5.9)21 (3.7)
Yes542 (96.4)529 (97.2)578 (96.5)567 (97.1)518 (94.9)537 (95.9)493 (94.1)545 (96.3)

Hispanic ethnicityNo553 (98.8)541 (99.6)591 (98.5)575 (98.5)546 (100.0)555 (98.8)515 (98.7)562 (99.3)
Yes7 (1.3)2 (0.4)9 (1.5)9 (1.5)0 (0.0)7 (1.2)7 (1.3)4 (0.7)

Marital statusMarried425 (75.6)427 (78.6)475 (79.0)444 (76.0)431 (78.9)456 (81.1)400 (76.2)461 (81.6)
Divorced/widowed112 (19.9)92 (16.9)98 (16.3)109 (18.7)98 (17.9)83 (14.8)104 (19.8)86 (15.2)
Single25 (4.4)24 (4.4)28 (4.7)31 (5.3)17 (3.1)23 (4.1)21 (4.0)18 (3.2)

Education level<High school 51 (9.1)38 (7.0)45 (7.5)46 (7.9)40 (7.3)48 (8.5)47 (9.0)45 (8.0)
High school204 (36.3)191 (35.2)210 (34.9)220 (37.7)170 (31.1)189 (33.6)154 (29.3)218 (38.5)
Some college/college307 (54.6)313 (57.7)346 (57.6)318 (54.5)336 (61.5)325 (57.8)324 (61.7)303 (53.5)

Annual household income in last year<$30K163 (35.1)144 (31.7)150 (28.1)188 (35.5)159 (32.2)159 (31.5)168 (34.7)187 (36.7)
$30K–$60K148 (31.8)159 (35.0)200 (37.5)197 (37.2)163 (33.0)187 (37.0)170 (35.1)174 (34.1)
$60K+154 (33.1)151 (33.3)184 (34.5)144 (27.2)172 (34.8)159 (31.5)146 (30.2)149 (29.2)

Employment statusFull/part time252 (45.0)239 (44.0)270 (45.0)250 (42.9)237 (43.4)248 (44.4)205 (39.0)231 (40.8)
Retired/volunteer219 (39.1)209 (38.5)222 (37.0)239 (41.0)222 (40.7)227 (40.6)234 (44.6)254 (44.9)
Disabled/unemployed89 (15.9)95 (17.5)108 (18.0)94 (16.1)87 (15.9)84 (15.0)86 (16.4)81 (14.3)

InsuranceUninsured49 (8.8)48 (8.8)61 (10.2)62 (10.7)40 (7.4)54 (9.7)51 (9.8)46 (8.2)
Public217 (38.8)192 (35.4)220 (36.9)222 (38.3)186 (34.3)206 (37.0)226 (43.3)248 (44.0)
Private294 (52.5)303 (55.8)316 (52.9)296 (51.0)316 (58.3)297 (53.3)245 (46.9)269 (47.8)