Predictors of colorectal cancer screening in diverse primary care practices

Table 1 Demographics, Characteristics of Visits to the Primary Care Office, and Preventive Services Usage

Characteristic	N = 981 (%)
Demographics and Health Habits from Patient Survey
Age
64–74 years	61
75 + years	39
Race
Caucasian	92
African American	8
Gender
Female	51
Marital status
Never married	5
Married	54
Widowed	33
Divorced/separated	9
Employed	15
Household income
<$10,000	18
$10,000–19,999	39
$20,000–39,999	29
≥$40,000	14
Stratum
Rural	30
Suburban	45
Veterans Affairs	20
Inner city	5
Smoking status
Smoker	11
Quitter	50
Never smoker	39
Characteristics of Visits to Primary Care Office from Medical Records
Visits/year to primary care office^a (n)
< 2	35
2 – 3	26
3 – 4	26
≥5	13
Visits to identified primary care provider^b
0 – 25%	8
26 – 50%	12
51 – 75%	19
76 – 100%	62
Preventive Health Service Usage from Medical Records
Annual influenza vaccine (up to 4 seasons)	17
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine	64
Tetanus toxoid	33
Mammogram among women (n = 500)
None	11
<1 year	59
≥1 year	30

^aVisits/year was a continuous variable which was grouped as <2, 2-<3, 3-<5 and ≥5, but given simplified labels in the Table.
^bVisits to identified primary care provider was a continuous variable which was grouped as 0-<26%, 26%-<50%, 50%-<75% and ≥75%, but given simplified labels in the Table.

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