Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 483)
Characteristic | Participants (survey = 483) | Non-responders (n = 77) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Age | ≤ 68 years | 235 (49) | 40 (52) | 0.6 |
> 68 years | 248 (51) | 37 (48) | ||
Sex | Male | 289 (60) | 46 (60) | 0.9 |
Female | 194 (40) | 31 (40) | ||
Cancer site | Colon | 345 (71) | 58 (75) | 0.5 |
Rectum | 138 (29) | 19 (25) | ||
Spread of disease | Local | 148 (31) | 22 (29) | 0.9 |
Regional | 133 (28) | 23 (30) | ||
Distant | 93 (19) | 13 (17) | ||
Missing | 109 (23) | 19 (25) | ||
Diagnosis | Symptoms | 327 (69) | ||
Routine Screening | 149 (31) | |||
ARIA a | Major city / Inner Regional | 421 (87) | 72 (94) | 0.1 |
Outer Regional / remote | 62 (13) | 5 (6) | ||
Language spoken at home | English | 433 (91) | ||
Marital status | Single / divorced / widowed | 145 (30) | ||
Married / defacto / partner | 338 (70) | |||
Education | Did not complete high school | 92 (19) | ||
Completed high school | 170 (35) | |||
Post-school education | 219 (46) | |||
Employment | Full / part time work | 110 (23) | ||
Private health insurance | Yes | 265 (55) | ||
Lives alone | Yes | 97 (20) | ||
Previous experience of health system | Yes | 210 (44) | ||
Discussed at MDTb meeting | Yes | 163 (34) | ||
Self-reported health status | Excellent / very good | 212 (44) | ||
Good | 197 (41) | |||
Fair / poor | 72 (15) | |||
Recurrence of colorectal cancer | Yes | 33 (7) | ||
Cancer care coordination score | ≤ 75 | 228 (50) | ||
> 75 | 224 (50) | |||