Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of survey participants and survey non-participants; N = 148
Patient characteristic | Survey participants (n = 67) | Survey non-participants (n = 81) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean ± s.d.) | 63 ± 7.0 | 63 ± 6.9 | 0.58 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 35 (52.2%) | 44 (54.3%) | 0.79 |
 Female | 32 (47.8%) | 37 (45.7%) |  |
Race/Ethnicity | |||
 White (non-Hispanic) | 41 (61.2%) | 47 (58.0%) | 0.20 |
 Black (non-Hispanic) | 4 (6.0%) | 8 (9.9%) |  |
 Hispanic | 5 (7.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
 Asian (non-Hispanic) | 8 (11.9%) | 10 (12.4%) | |
 Other (non-Hispanic) | 7 (10.4%) | 9 (11.1%) | |
 Unknown (non-Hispanic) | 2 (3.0%) | 7 (8.6%) | |
Marital Status | |||
 Married | 44 (65.7%) | 47 (58.0%) | 0.40 |
 Single | 22 (32.8%) | 32 (39.5%) | |
 Unknown | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
Employment | |||
 Employed | 30 (44.8%) | 28 (40.6%) | 0.79 |
 Unemployed | 10 (14.9%) | 12 (17.3%) | |
 Retired | 25 (37.3%) | 29 (42.0%) | |
 Unknown | 2 (3.0%) | 12 (14.8%) | |
Medical Insurance | |||
 Yes | 62 (92.5%) | 74 (91%) | 0.81 |
 No/Uncovered/Self-Pay | 4 (6.0%) | 7 (8.6%) | |
 Unknown | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Colonoscopy completed | |||
 Yes | 11 (16.4%) | – | – |
 No | 53 (79.1%) | ||
 Don’t Know | 3 (4.5%) | ||