Table 1 COAST Respondent Characteristics
Characteristic | All Respondents (n = 115) | Reported Transportation Barriers (n = 21) | Reported No Transportation Barriers (n = 94) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics (N, %) | ||||
Age at survey completion | ||||
40–65 | 32 (28) | 11 (52) | 21 (22) | 0.006 |
≥ 66 | 83 (72) | 10 (48) | 73 (78) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 109 (95) | 19 (90) | 90 (96) | 0.301 |
Female | 6 (5) | 2 (10) | 4 (4) | |
Racea | ||||
White | 74 (64) | 13 (62) | 61 (65) | 0.700 |
Persons of color | 38 (33) | 7 (33) | 31 (33) | |
Employmenta | ||||
Working | 28 (24) | 1 (5) | 27 (29) | 0.060 |
Not working | 85 (74) | 20 (95) | 65 (69) | |
Educationa | ||||
Less than high school | 14 (12) | 1 (5) | 13 (14) | 0.559 |
High school graduate or higher education | 100 (87) | 20 (95) | 80 (85) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 68 (59) | 8 (38) | 60 (64) | 0.005 |
Divorced/separated | 29 (25) | 12 (57) | 17 (18) | |
Widowed | 13 (11) | 1 (5) | 12 (13) | |
Single | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 5 (5) | |
Transportation-related Factors (N, %) | ||||
CRC care locationa | ||||
VA hospital/clinic | 108 (94) | 19 (90) | 89 (95) | 0.488 |
Non-VA health center | 5 (4) | 2 (10) | 3 (3) | |
Distance to the VA | ||||
≤ 20 miles | 33 (29) | 4 (19) | 29 (31) | 0.280 |
> 20 miles | 82 (71) | 17 (81) | 65 (69) | |
Convenience of the VAa | ||||
Convenient | 96 (83) | 15 (71) | 81 (86) | 0.143 |
Not convenient | 17 (15) | 6 (29) | 11 (12) | |
Mode of travel | ||||
Drive self | 67 (58) | 8 (38) | 59 (63) | 0.098 |
Rely on friends/family | 44 (38) | 12 (57) | 32 (34) | |
Public transportation | 2 (2) | 1 (5) | 1 (1) | |
Other method | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |
Lifestyle Factors (N,%) | ||||
Chaotic lifestylea | ||||
Less chaotic | 65 (57) | 9 (43) | 56 (60) | 0.245 |
More chaotic | 47 (41) | 12 (57) | 35 (37) | |