Table 1 Self-reported characteristics of respondents (n = 1356)

Response/invited

1649/2225 (74)

870/1100 (79)

779/1125 (69)

Completed questionnaires

1356 (61)

763 (69)

593 (53)

p < 0.001

Gender

p = 0.842

  Male

691 (51)

387 (51)

304 (51)

  Female

665 (49)

376 (49)

289 (49)

Age (years)

60.5 (5.9)

60.7 (6.1)

60.2 (5.8)

p = 0.127

Marital status

p = 0.923

  Married

896 (66)

505 (66)

391 (66)

  Not married

460 (34)

258 (34)

202 (34)

Current employment status

p < 0.001

  Full-time

248 (18)

137 (18)

111 (19)

  Part-time

167 (12)

82 (11)

85 (14)

  Self-employed

88 (7)

61 (8)

27 (5)

  Homemaker

150 (11)

51 (7)

99 (17)

  Unemployed

122 (9)

73 (10)

49 (8)

  Retired

581 (43)

359 (47)

222 (37)

Education

p < 0.001

  Public/primary school

96 (7)

63 (8)

33 (6)

  High school

605 (45)

260 (34)

345 (58)

  Trade/technical qualification

205 (15)

136 (18)

69 (12)

  College/university

450 (33)

304 (40)

146 (25)

Family history CRC

p < 0.001

  Yes

147 (11)

63 (8)

84 (14)

  No

1123 (83)

655 (86)

468 (79)

  Do not know

86 (6)

45 (6)

41 (7)

Experience with screening

p < 0.001

  Yes

438 (32)

325 (43)

113 (19)

  No

918 (68)

438 (57)

480 (81)

Health status

p < 0.001

  Excellent

105 (8)

49 (6)

56 (9)

  Very good

328 (24)

218 (29)

110 (19)

  Good

498 (37)

254 (33)

244 (41)

  Fair

333 (25)

181 (24)

152 (26)

  Poor

92 (7)

61 (8)

31 (5)

Perceived risk developing CRC

p = 0.663

  Yes

317 (23)

175 (23)

142 (24)

  No

1039 (77)

588 (77)

451 (76)