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Table 1 Weighted summary statistics of participants’ sociodemographic variables

From: Comparison of health information exchange data with self-report in measuring cancer screening

Patient Characteristics

Unweighted frequency (unweighted %)

Weighted frequency (weighted %)

Total number of observations: 711

Total number of observations: 711;

Population size: 27,271.102

Age

 18–34

84(11.81)

117(16.53)

 35–49

102(14.35)

99(13.87)

 50–64

272(38.26)

257(36.21)

 65 + 

253(35.58)

237(33.39)

Sex

 Male

325(45.71)

260(36.56)

 Female

386(54.29)

451(63.44)

Race

 White

554(77.92)

612(86.08)

 Black

131(18.42)

73(10.32)

 Multi/Other

26(3.66)

26(3.60)

Education

 < High school

46(6.75)

39(5.78)

 High school graduate (or GED)

173(25.40)

130(19.10)

 Post HS/some college

189(27.75)

167(24.53)

 College graduate or higher

273(40.09)

344(50.58)

Marital Status

 Partnered

434(62.72)

419(60.52)

 Not partnered

258(37.28)

273(39.48)

Health Insurance

 Yes

658(94.54)

671(96.44)

 No

38(5.46)

25(3.56)

Income

 $0–19,999

121(18.47)

116(17.72)

 $20,000–49,999

203(30.99)

156(23.75)

 $50,000–99,999

210(32.06)

193(29.55)

 $100,000 + 

121(18.47)

190(28.98)

Own Home

 Own

488(70.72)

475(68.81)

 Rent/Occupy

202(29.28)

215(31.19)

Employed

 Yes

275(41.35)

314(47.27)

 No

162(24.36)

149(22.31)

 Retired

228(34.29)

202(30.42)

Metro Status (based on RUCA codes)

 Urban

329(46.27)

636(89.51)

 Rural

382(53.73)

75(10.49)

Self Reported Health

 Excellent/Very good

215(30.32)

265(37.35)

 Good

291(41.04)

257(36.25)

 Fair/Poor

203(28.63)

187(26.39)

  1. Results are listed as unweighted n (unweighted %) in column 2 and weighted n (weighted %) in column 3, with n being the sample size unless otherwise indicated. All the socio-demographic information is patient reported. 711 out of 970 patients (73.3%) who completed the survey, provided HIPAA authorization, allowing access to their electronic health information