Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 23)
From: Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in community health centers: A qualitative study
Characteristics | Â |
Female (%) | 60.9 |
Mean Age (range) | 62.3 (52–74) |
Race (%) | |
White | 34.8 |
Black | 39.1 |
Other | 26.1 |
Hispanic or Latino origin (%) | 26.1 |
Health Insurance (%) | |
Private | 4.3 |
Medicare | 21.7 |
Medicaid | 39.1 |
Free Care1 | 30.4 |
Uninsured | 4.3 |
Primary Language (%) | |
English | 34.8 |
Portuguese/Portuguese Creole | 26.1 |
Spanish | 8.7 |
Haitian Creole | 30.4 |
Education (%) | |
Less than high school | 47.8 |
High School only/Vocational/Trade | 26.1 |
College or higher | 26.1 |
Annual Income (%) | |
< $5,000 | 17.4 |
$5,000–$9,999 | 34.8 |
$10,000–$14,999 | 21.7 |
≥ $15,000 | 17.4 |
Don't know/refused | 8.7 |
Employment (%) | |
Employed full or part-time | 69.6 |
Retired | 13.0 |
Unemployed | 17.4 |
Screened for Colorectal Cancer (%) | |
Yes | 30.4 |
No | 69.6 |