Table 1

Characteristics of the study population (n=370)

CharacteristicsCategoriesn%
Age, years (n=368)50–5416244.0
55–5912935.1
60–647720.9
Sex (n=368)Male17347.0
Female19553.0
Education level (n=362)High15241.1
Intermediate13336.7
Low7721.3
Employment status (n=325)White-collar worker15848.6
Blue-collar worker6118.8
Unemployed247.4
Retired3811.7
Self-employed298.9
Other154.6
Household size (n=359)One person5114.2
Two persons18852.4
Three persons6417.8
>3 persons5615.6
City of residence, inhabitants (n=357)<500011833.1
5000–20 0007720.8
20 000–100 0008122.7
> 100 0008122.7
Region (n=362)Eastern Germany9426.0
Western Germany26874.0
Migrant background (n=364)Yes4011.0
Self-reported health (n=360)Excellent185.0
Very good11231.1
Good18350.8
Not so good3610.0
Poor113.1
Health literacy (n = 362)
Extremely or very confident
Moderately/slightly or/not at all confident
261
101
72.1
27.9
History of cancer? (n=365)Yes267.1
First-degree relatives with colorectal cancer? (n=365)Yes318.5
Related persons with cancer? (n=365)Yes22661.9