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Table 1 Demographics of the study population by gender (N = 1021)

From: Identifying key variables in African American adherence to colorectal cancer screening: the application of data mining

Demographics

Overall = 1,021

Male = 338

Female = 683

Age, mean (SD)

63.1 (7.6)

62.4 (7.5)

63.4 (7.7)

% 50-63

51.4

54.4

49.9

% 64-76

48.6

45.6

50.1

Education, %

   

Less than High School

3.3

3.3

3.4

Some High School

8.4

8.3

8.5

High School/General Education Diploma

26.5

27.2

26.2

Trade/technical/training school

5.3

4.7

5.6

Some college (no degree)

25.5

22.2

27.1

College degree

18.3

21.3

16.8

Graduate degree

12.4

12.4

12.4

Refused

0.2

0.6

 

Income, %

   

<$10,000

8.8

7.4

9.5

$10,000-$19,999

18.0

14.8

19.6

$20,000-$34,999

19.4

16.9

20.6

$35,000-$49,999

14.7

15.1

14.5

$50,000-$74,999

12.0

13.0

11.6

$75,000-$99,999

7.6

10.4

6.3

>$100,000

5.6

10.1

3.4

Refused

9.1

8.0

9.7

Not sure/Don’t know

4.7

 

4.8

Employed

   

No

71.5

66.3

74.1

Part-time

8.1

6.5

8.9

Full-time

20.2

26.9

16.8

Refused

0.2

0.3

0.1

Marital status, %

   

Single

17.5

17.2

17.7

Married/partnered

40.1

51.8

34.3

Divorced/separated/widowed

42.1

30.5

47.9

Refused

0.3

0.6

0.1