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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 58)

From: Knowledge and awareness of colorectal cancer among a predominantly Indigenous Caribbean community

 

N

%

Sex

 Female

43

74.1

 Male

15

25.9

Age

 18–39

19

32.8

 40–49

12

20.7

 ≥ 50

27

46.6

Relationship statusa

 Married/partnered

30

52.6

 Single/divorced/widowed

27

47.4

Educationa

Primary school or less

37

64.9

High School or more

20

35.1

Household Incomea

 < $5,000 ECD

31

58.5

 ≥ $5,000 ECD

22

41.5

Birth Country

 Dominica

56

96.6

 Other

2

3.4

Ethnicity

 Kalinago

42

72.4

 Otherb

16

27.6

Languagea

 English only

21

39.6

 Multilingual

32

60.4

Health Insurancea

 Insured

5

8.8

 Uninsured

52

91.2

Has primary care provider

 Yes

30

54.6

 No

25

45.4

Personal cancer history

 Yes

2

3.4

 No

56

96.6

Family cancer history

 Yes

29

50.0

 No

29

50.0

Know anyone with cancer

 Yes

32

57.1

 No

24

42.9

  1. Missing for: Relationship status n = 1, Education n = 1, Household Income n = 5, Health Insurance n = 1, Language n = 5, Has PCP n = 3, Knows Someone with Cancer n = 2
  2. Other included: “Black”, “Mixed”, and “Carib”