Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Caregiver Samples and Non-Caregiver Samples
From: Factors associated with receipt of mammogram among caregivers: a comparison with non-caregivers
Variables | Caregiver (n = 277) | Non-Caregiver (n = 951) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Screening | Frequency (%) | Screening | |||||
No (%) | Yes (%) | x2 | No (%) | Yes (%) | x2 | |||
Dependent Variable | ||||||||
Mammogram Screening | 176(63.5) | 601(63.3) | ||||||
Predisposing factor | ||||||||
Age | 56.25(9.315) | 58.61(9.222) | ||||||
Education | ||||||||
High-school diploma or less | 75(27.6) | 40.00 | 60.00 | .8494 | 313(33.4) | 41.21 | 58.79 | 4.0276* |
Some college and higher | 197(72.4) | 34.01 | 65.99 | 623(66.6) | 34.51 | 65.49 | ||
Beliefs about cancer | ||||||||
Likelihood of getting cancer | ||||||||
Very unlikely and Unlikely | 49(18.5) | 38.78 | 61.22 | .8543 | 180(19.8) | 37.78 | 62.22 | 0.0439 |
Neither unlikely nor likely | 121(45.7) | 32.23 | 67.77 | 417(45.8) | 36.93 | 63.07 | ||
Likely and Very likely | 95(35.8) | 36.84 | 63.16 | 314(34.5) | 36.94 | 63.06 | ||
Everything causes cancer | ||||||||
Agree | 186(68.4) | 34.95 | 65.05 | .1313 | 626(67.6) | 36.42 | 63.58 | 0.0725 |
Disagree | 86(31.6) | 37.21 | 62.79 | 300(32.4) | 37.33 | 62.67 | ||
Prevention is not possible | ||||||||
Agree | 70(26.2) | 38.57 | 61.43 | .2820 | 245(26.5) | 35.10 | 64.90 | 0.3740 |
Disagree | 197(73.8) | 35.03 | 64.97 | 681(73.5) | 37.30 | 62.70 | ||
Too many recommendations | ||||||||
Agree | 202(75.4) | 34.16 | 65.84 | .5959 | 691(74.7) | 35.60 | 64.40 | 1.5707 |
Disagree | 66(24.6) | 39.39 | 60.61 | 234(25.3) | 40.17 | 59.83 | ||
Cancer more common | ||||||||
Agree | 117(43.8) | 28.21 | 71.79 | 4.4746* | 421(46.6) | 35.39 | 64.61 | .2300 |
Disagree | 150(56.2) | 40.67 | 59.33 | 482(53.4) | 36.93 | 63.07 | ||
Cancer fatal | ||||||||
Agree | 151(55.5) | 35.76 | 64.24 | .0015 | 524(57.0) | 38.36 | 61.64 | 1.9121 |
Disagree | 121(44.5) | 35.54 | 64.46 | 395(43.0) | 33.92 | 66.08 | ||
Rather not know the likelihood | ||||||||
Agree | 89(33.0) | 39.33 | 60.67 | .8818 | 348(37.4) | 44.25 | 55.75 | 13.5159*** |
Disagree | 181(67.0) | 33.52 | 66.48 | 583(2.6) | ||||
Worried about cancer | ||||||||
Not extremely | 249(91.9) | 37.75 | 62.25 | 7.2583** | 875(93.9) | 37.37 | 62.63 | 2.8157 |
Extremely | 22(8.1) | 9.09 | 90.91 | 57(6.1) | 26.32 | 73.68 | ||
Enabling Factors | ||||||||
Income | ||||||||
$0–74,999 | 171(67.1) | 37.43 | 62.57 | .0066 | 557(65.9) | 40.57 | 59.43 | 5.0811* |
≥ $75,000 | 84(32.9) | 36.90 | 63.10 | 288(34.1) | 32.64 | 67.36 | ||
Confident about getting health information | ||||||||
Very confident | 155(58.3) | 29.68 | 70.32 | 5.2092* | 561(61.6) | 34.76 | 65.24 | 1.7880 |
Not very confident | 111(41.7) | 43.24 | 56.76 | 350(38.4) | 39.14 | 60.86 | ||
Caregiving Characteristic | ||||||||
Number of people under their care | ||||||||
One | 82(33.7) | 39.02 | 60.98 | .8903 | – | – | – | – |
More than two or more | 161(66.3) | 32.92 | 67.08 | – | – | – | – | |
Caregiving hours per week | ||||||||
< 20 h per week | 180(92.8) | 33.89 | 66.11 | .4621 | – | – | – | – |
21–34 h per week | 14(7.2) | 42,86 | 57.14 | – | – | – | – | |
Caregiving Cancer (Ref = the others) | ||||||||
Yes | 55(18.8) | 34.29 | 65.71 | .0272 | – | – | – | – |
No | 238(81.2) | 35.71 | 64.29 | – | – | – | – | |
Caregiving Chronic (Ref = the others) | ||||||||
Yes | 105(38.5) | 39.05 | 60.95 | .9211 | – | – | – | – |
No | 168(61.5) | 33.33 | 66.67 | – | – | – | – | |
Need factors | ||||||||
General Health | ||||||||
More than Good | 221(81.5) | 37.10 | 62.90 | 1.4774 | 752(80.3) | 34.31 | 65.69 | 9.4769** |
Less than Fair | 50(18.5) | 28.00 | 72.00 | 185(19.7) | 46.49 | 53.51 | ||
Depression | 6.291(3.192) | 6.008(2.959) | ||||||
Ever had cancer | ||||||||
Yes | 34(12.5) | 32.35 | 67.65 | .1713 | 172(18.3) | 29.65 | 70.35 | 4.5869* |
No | 239(87.5) | 35.98 | 64.02 | 769(81.7) | 38.36 | 61.64 | ||
Family ever had cancer | ||||||||
Yes | 210(78.4) | 33.33 | 66.67 | 1.2920 | 696(77.3) | 34.20 | 65.80 | 5.4602* |
No | 58(21.6) | 41.38 | 58.62 | 204(22.7) | 43.14 | 56.86 | ||