Table 1 Estimates for Sociodemographic and check-ups by Age Groups in the United States, the 2017 US Health Information National Trends Survey
| Ā | Frequency (Mean/Number) | Check-ups | Frequency (Mean/Number) | Check-ups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ā | Ā | Age between 18 and 59 | Age 60 and Over | |||||
Variables | Mean (S.D.) /Total(%) | No | Yes | \({x}^{2}\) | Mean (S.D.) /Total(%) | No | Yes | \({\varvec{x}}^{2}\) |
% | % | % | % | |||||
Dependent Variable | ||||||||
Ā Check-up | 0.673(0.469) | 32.75 | 67.25 | Ā | 0.820(384) | 18.02 | 81.98 | Ā |
Predisposing factor | ||||||||
Ā Age | 44 (10.737) | Ā | Ā | Ā | 70(7.999) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā Gender | ||||||||
Ā Ā Male | 665(39.82) | 36.84 | 63.16 | 8.3826** | 598(41.61) | 19.40 | 80.60 | 1.4497 |
Ā Ā Female | 1,005(60.18) | 30.05 | 69.95 | Ā | 839(58.39) | 16.92 | 83.08 | Ā |
Income | ||||||||
Ā Ā $0 to $74,999 | 898(56.41) | 34.97 | 65.03 | 4.697* | 927(72.42) | 18.12 | 81.88 | 0.904 |
Ā Ā $75,000 or more | 694(43.59) | 29.83 | 70.17 | Ā | 353(27.58) | 15.86 | 84.14 | Ā |
Ā Living Area | ||||||||
Ā Ā Urban | 1,489(88.58) | 32.84 | 67.16 | 0.089 | 1,236(84.37) | 18.28 | 81.72 | 0.374 |
Ā Ā Rural | 192(11.42) | 31.77 | 68.23 | Ā | 229(15.63) | 16.59 | 83.41 | Ā |
Enabling Factors | ||||||||
Ā A lot of Effort to get the information | ||||||||
Ā Ā Agree | 436(32.06) | 37.84 | 62.16 | 8.841** | 430(38.84) | 16.74 | 83.26 | 0.011 |
Ā Ā Disagree | 924(67.94) | 29.76 | 70.24 | Ā | 677(61.16) | 16.99 | 83.01 | Ā |
Ā Frustrated during search for the information | ||||||||
Ā Ā Agree | 422(31.05) | 40.05 | 59.95 | 16.449*** | 360(33.30) | 18.61 | 81.39 | 1.214 |
Ā Ā Disagree | 937(68.95) | 28.92 | 71.08 | Ā | 721(66.70) | 15.95 | 84.05 | Ā |
Ā Concerned about the quality of the information | ||||||||
Ā Ā Agree | 731(53.83) | 35.02 | 64.98 | 4.962* | 485(44.58) | 16.49 | 83.51 | 0.066 |
Ā Ā Disagree | 627(46.17) | 29.35 | 70.65 | Ā | 603(55.42) | 17.08 | 82.92 | Ā |
Ā Information you found was hard to understand | ||||||||
Ā Ā Agree | 288(21.25) | 34.03 | 65.97 | 0.485 | 312(28.55) | 16.99 | 83.01 | 0.007 |
Ā Ā Disagree | 1,067(78.75) | 31.87 | 68.13 | Ā | 781(71.45) | 16.77 | 83.23 | Ā |
Ā Confident get Health information | ||||||||
Ā Ā Very confident | 1,046(63.70) | 30.21 | 69.79 | 8.142** | 842(59.38) | 16.03 | 83.97 | 5.343* |
Ā Ā Not very confident | 596(36.30) | 37.08 | 62.92 | Ā | 576(40.62) | 20.83 | 79.17 | Ā |
Ā Education | ||||||||
High school deploma or less | 433(25.88) | 36.26 | 63.74 | 3.370 | 598(41.18) | 17.56 | 82.44 | 0.211 |
CompletedĀ some college or higher | 1,240(74.12) | 31.45 | 68.55 | Ā | 854(58.82) | 18.50 | 81.50 | Ā |
Ā Health Insurance | ||||||||
Ā Ā Yes | 1,560(93.41) | 30.58 | 69.42 | 35.753*** | 1,411(97.51) | 16.80 | 83.20 | 11.950*** |
Ā Ā No | 110(6.59) | 58.18 | 41.82 | Ā | 36(2.49) | 38.89 | 61.11 | Ā |
Ā Primary doctor | ||||||||
Ā Ā Yes | 1,072(64.19) | 22.67 | 77.33 | 129.341*** | 1,173(81.01) | 13.55 | 86.45 | 57.508*** |
Ā Ā Ā No | 598(35.81) | 49.83 | 50.17 | Ā | 275(18.99) | 32.73 | 67.27 | Ā |
Need factors | ||||||||
Ā Health Status | ||||||||
Ā Ā More than Good | 1,437(86.10) | 33.54 | 66.46 | 2.767 | 1,131(77.79) | 17.95 | 82.05 | 0.017 |
Ā Ā Less than Fair | 232(13.90) | 28.02 | 71.98 | Ā | 323(22.21) | 18.27 | 81.73 | Ā |
Ā Ā Chronic Diseases | 0.763(1.009) | Ā | Ā | Ā | 1.613(1.178) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā Ā Depression | 6.069(2.923) | Ā | Ā | Ā | 5.747(2.617) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā Personal History of Cancer | ||||||||
Ā Ā Yes | 130(7.74) | 33.23 | 66.77 | 2.164 | 353(24.16) | 16.71 | 83.29 | 0.578 |
Ā Ā No | 1,550(92.26) | 26.92 | 73.08 | Ā | 1,108(75.84) | 18.50 | 81.50 | Ā |
Ā Family History of Cancer | ||||||||
Ā Ā Yes | 1,153(73.49) | 31.74 | 68.26 | 0.799 | 1,069(77.02) | 17.40 | 82.60 | 0.499 |
Ā Ā No | 416(26.51) | 34.13 | 65.87 | Ā | 319(22.98) | 19.12 | 80.88 | Ā |