From: A comparison of US and Australian men’s values and preferences for PSA screening
Overall | United States | Australia | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 911) | (n = 456) | (n = 455) | ||
Mean age (SD) | 59.8 (5.6) | 59.7(5.5) | 59.8 (5.7) | p = 0.730 |
Ethnicity | 88.0% | 82.5% | 93.6% | p < 0.0001 |
(% White) | ||||
Education | p < 0.0001 | |||
Less than high school graduate | 7.2% | 2.0% | 12.5% | |
High school graduate or some college | 56.3% | 51.1% | 61.5% | |
College graduate | 36.4% | 46.9% | 25.9% | |
Income | p = 0.049 | |||
<$30,000 | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.2% | |
$30,000-59,999 | 30.4% | 32.2% | 28.6% | |
> = $60,000 | 35.9% | 36.8% | 34.9% | |
Prefer Not to Answer | 9.7% | 7.0% | 12.3% | |
Employment | p = 0.002 | |||
Employed | 36.4% | 36.8% | 36.0% | |
Retired | 39.3% | 37.1% | 41.5% | |
Other | 24.3% | 26.1% | 22.5% | |
PSA testing | p = 0.103 | |||
within past year | 42.0% | 38.6% | 45.5% | |
> 1 year ago | 20.9% | 21.7% | 20.0% | |
Never/Don’t know | 37.1% | 39.7% | 34.5% |