Sociodemographic characteristics of survey participants (n=1409)*
| Screening participants, n=1256 n (%) | Screening non-participants, n=153 n (%) | P value † | |
| Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening allocation group | |||
| Faecal immunochemical test | 958 (76.3) | ||
| Colonoscopy | 298 (23.7) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 630 (50.2) | 95 (62.1) | 0.007 |
| Male | 626 (49.8) | 58 (37.9) | |
| Living situation (n=1403)* | |||
| Living with partner | 990 (79.2) | 114 (74.5) | 0.218 |
| Living alone | 260 (20.8) | 39 (25.5) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Working | 946 (75.3) | 112 (73.2) | 0.637 |
| Not working‡ | 310 (24.7) | 41 (26.8) | |
| Level of education (n=1403)* | |||
| Compulsory school or high school | 779 (62.2) | 88 (58.3) | 0.394 |
| Vocational high school or university | 473 (37.8) | 63 (41.7) | |
*Different n due to missing data.
†Tested for differences in proportions by Χ2-test. Significance level set at p≤0.05. Significant results printed in bold.
‡For example retired, on disability living allowance, or on sick leave.