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Table 1 characteristics of participants overall (n = 911) and by country

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%