Patient perceptions of stool DNA testing for pan-digestive cancer screening: A survey questionnaire

Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of sample population n (%)

Characteristics	Value
Age (yr)
50-59	122 (28.6)
60-69	159 (37.2)
70-79	146 (34.2)
Sex
Female	225 (51.8)
Male	209 (48.6)
Race/ethnicity
White	424 (98.4)
Non-white	7 (1.6)
Education
Some high school	11 (2.6)
High school graduate or GED	108 (25.2)
Vocational, technical or business school	40 (9.3)
Some college or associate’s degree	98 (22.9)
4-yr college graduate or Bachelor’s degree	76 (18.8)
Graduate or professional school	95 (22.2)
Region
Minnesota	251 (57.8)
Other	183 (42.2)
Positive personal history of cancer
Aero-digestive cancer1	38 (8.8)
Other2	152 (35.0)
No	244 (56.2)
Positive familial history of cancer
Yes	278 (66.8)
No	125 (30.0)
Not sure	13 (3.1)
CRC screening history
Yes	355 (84.9)
No	50 (12.0)
Not sure	13 (3.1)
Personal concern with cancer3
Yes	311 (73.5)
No	112 (26.5)

¹Includes responses from subjects who specified they had been diagnosed with cancer from any of the following: lung, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, colon or rectum;

²Includes responses from subjects who specified they had been diagnosed with cancer from any of the following: breast, prostate, skin (melanoma only), or specified as other.

³Defined as subjects who responded ''all the time” or “often” when asked how often they worry about getting one or all of the following cancers: lung, breast, colon or rectal, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, prostate. GED: General equivalent diploma; CRC: Colorectal cancer.