Variables | N (%) |
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Awarenessb | |
 [Q: What have you heard about the CRC screening programme?] | |
  General information about CRC and the CRC screening programme | 993 (74) |
  Information about the stool-test procedure | 783 (58) |
  Participating in CRC screening is your own choice | 752 (56) |
  What the benefits of CRC screening are | 744 (55) |
  That the CRC screening programme is offered by the government | 703 (52) |
  Information about the follow-up test (colonoscopy) | 530 (39) |
  What the harms and risks of CRC screening are | 293 (22) |
  Numerical information about CRC and the CRC screening programme | 250 (18) |
  Information about the stool-test quality | 184 (14) |
  Information about the potential costs for CRC screening participants | 123 (9) |
  Information about colonoscopy waiting lists | 61 (4) |
  None of the above | 76 (6) a |
Information sourcesb | |
 [Q: Where did you hear about the CRC screening programme?] | |
  Television/radio | 743 (55) |
  Newspaper | 492 (36) |
  People in my environment | 416 (31) |
  Online (news) websites | 257 (19) |
  Invitation to participate | 166 (12) |
  Government website | 48 (4) |
  Social media/online (discussion) forum | 40 (3) |
  General practitioner | 39 (3) |
  Other | 65 (5) a |
Self-rated knowledge about the CRC screening programmea,d | |
 No or little knowledge (score <3) | 594 (35) |
 Not little/not much knowledge (score = 3) | 435 (26) |
 Much knowledge (score >3) | 650 (39) |
Looking at the three items of self-rated knowledge separately: | |
 Knowledge on benefits of CRC screening programme | |
  No or little knowledge (score <3) | 342 (20) |
  Not little/not much knowledge (score = 3) | 662 (40) |
  Much knowledge (score >3) | 675 (40) |
 Knowledge on harms and risks of CRC screening programme | |
  No or little knowledge (score <3) | 565 (34) |
  Not little/not much knowledge (score = 3) | 759 (45) |
  Much knowledge (score >3) | 355 (21) |
 Knowledge on procedure of CRC screening programme | |
  No or little knowledge (score <3) | 499 (30) |
  Not little/not much knowledge (score = 3) | 632 (37) |
  Much knowledge (score >3) | 548 (33) |
Specific multiple-choice knowledge questions about CRC screening programmea (answered correctly) | |
 Approximately how many people a year in the Netherlands get colon cancer? | 834 (50) |
 Approximately how many people a year in the Netherlands die of colon cancer? | 613 (36) |
 Approximately how many colon cancer deaths a year in the Netherlands can be prevented with the CRC screening programme? | 429 (26) |
 What do you think is the risk of an average Dutch person getting colon cancer during their lifetime? | 807 (48) |
 If the stool test shows positive for blood, is it 100% certain that someone has colon cancer? | 1642 (98) |
 If the stool test shows negative for blood, is it 100% certain that someone does not have colon cancer? | 1632 (97) |