Characteristics of the focus group attendees, by group: N = 62.
| CHARACTERISTICS | FOCUS GROUP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORONTO, WOMEN (N = 12) | TORONTO, MEN (N = 12) | PETERBOROUGH* (N = 12) | SUDBURY (N = 12) | SAULT STE MARIE, WOMEN (N = 7) | SAULT STE MARIE, MEN (N = 7) | |
| Men, n (%) | 0 | 12 (100) | 5 (42) | 6 (50) | 0 | 7 (100) |
| Median age, y | 62.5 | 63.5 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 70 |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||
| • Married or common law | 5 (42) | 11 (92) | 4 (33) | 9 (75) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) |
| • Divorced or separated | 3 (25) | 0 | 4 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Single | 3 (25) | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| • Widowed | 1 (8) | 0 | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | 0 | 0 |
| Work status, n (%) | ||||||
| • Full-time | 4 (33) | 4 (33) | 3 (25) | 1 (8) | 1 (14) | 1 (14) |
| • Part-time | 0 | 1 (8) | 4 (33) | 2 (17) | 0 | 2 (29) |
| • Retired | 6 (50) | 5 (42) | 4 (33) | 5 (42) | 6 (86) | 4 (57) |
| • Disability or unemployed | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | 0 | 2 (17) | 0 | 0 |
| • Homemaker | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 2 (17) | 0 | 0 |
| Income, n (%) | ||||||
| • < $20 000 | 2 (17) | 1 (8) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| • $20 000 to $40 000 | 4 (33) | 4 (33) | 5 (42) | 3 (25) | 0 | 0 |
| • $40 000 to $60 000 | 2 (17) | 3 (25) | 3 (25) | 3 (25) | 6 (86) | 5 (71) |
| • > $60 000 | 4 (33) | 4 (33) | 3 (25) | 5 (42) | 1 (14) | 2 (29) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||||
| • High school or less | 2 (17) | 2 (17) | 4 (33) | 7 (58) | 5 (71) | 7 (100) |
| • Some college or university | 3 (25) | 3 (25) | 5 (42) | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| • Completed college or university | 7 (58) | 7 (58) | 2 (17) | 4 (33) | 2 (29) | 0 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
| • European descent | 8 (67) | 7 (58) | 11 (92) | 11 (92) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) |
| • West Indies | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • African Canadian | 2 (17) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| • Dominican or Guyanese | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Indian | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Asian | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • South Asian | 0 | 3 (25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prior colon cancer screening, n (%) | ||||||
| • Yes | 8 (67) | 5 (42) | 5 (42) | 7 (58) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) |
| • No | 4 (33) | 7 (58) | 6 (50) | 5 (42) | 0 | 0 |
| Type of prior screening, n (%) | ||||||
| • FOBT alone | 0 | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | 5 (71) | 3 (43) |
| • Colonoscopy alone | 5 (42) | 2 (17) | 2 (17) | 0 | 2 (29) | 3 (43) |
| • Sigmoidoscopy alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| • More than 1 test | 3 (25) | 2 (17) | 2 (17) | 4 (33) | 0 | 1 (14) |
| • None | 4 (33) | 7 (58) | 6 (50) | 5 (42) | 0 | 0 |
FOBT—fecal occult blood testing.
↵* Data are missing for 1 participant in the Peterborough focus group.