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Table 1 Socio-demographic, lifestyle, clinical, psychological and environmental characteristics of the study population (N* = 17,498)

From: Adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines in Canada

Characteristic

Category

N

%a

Socio-demographic/lifestyle

    

Sex

male

1208664

47.8

 

female

1320913

52.2

Age

50–64

1479850

58.5

 

65+

1049727

41.5

Education

< high school

689570

28.1

 

high school grad.

487774

19.9

 

post-high school

146537

6.0

 

post-high school grad.

1132259

46.1

Country of birth

Canada

1727948

69.7

 

other

750832

30.3

Cultural/racial origin

White

2174040

87.7

 

other

303954

12.3

Household income

low-low medium

696891

33.5

 

upper medium

720335

34.6

 

high

661775

31.8

Fruits & vegetables

-

mean = 4.99

sd = 2.32

Number of alcoholic drinks

-

mean = 3.04

sd = 5.78

Physical activity

active

584365

24.2

 

moderate

625280

25.9

 

inactive

1205071

49.9

Employment status

full-time

889514

36.1

 

part-time

216564

8.8

 

no job

1357573

55.1

Clinical

    

Self-perceived general healthb

excellent – poor

mean = 2.6

sd = 1.1

Smoking status

current

399069

15.9

 

former

1305483

52.0

 

never

804093

32.1

Bowel disease

yes

90678

3.6

 

no

2434886

96.4

Chronic condition

yes

2129661

84.4

 

no

393254

15.6

Regular physician

yes

2393987

94.7

 

no

134991

5.3

Flu shot

yes

1516797

62.7

 

no

902214

37.3

Psychosocial

    

Self-perceived mental healthb

excellent – poor

mean = 2.0

sd = 0.9

Life satisfaction b

very satis. – very dissatis.

mean = 1.7

sd = 0.8

Self-perceived stress b

not at all – extremely

mean = 2.5

sd = 1.1

Self-perceived work stressb

not at all – extremely

mean = 2.9

sd = 1.0

Environmental

    

Health region

43 regions

-

-

Provincec

NF & B

163555

6.5

 

ON

946484

37.4

 

SK

178713

7.1

 

BC

1240825

49.1

Residential area

urban

2002811

79.2

 

rural

526765

20.8

Provincial

NF & B

ON

SK

BC

Number gastroenterologistsd

1.55

1.23

0.40

1.00

Number general practitionerse

1.24

0.83

1.05

1.10

Endoscopist fees f

125$

57$

143$

179$

  1. All numbers are weighted
  2. *Number of respondents representing 2,529,577 Canadians
  3. a Percentage based on valid responses (excludes missing values)
  4. b Based on 5-item rating scale
  5. c NF & LB = Newfoundland and Labrador; ON = Ontario; SK = Saskatchewan; BC = British Columbia
  6. d Number gastroenterologists per 100,000
  7. e Number general practitioners per 1,000
  8. f Fees based on 2003 physician remuneration for colonoscopy performance