Table 2.

Association Between Social Needs and Colorectal Cancer Screening

Social Need (%)Not Screened (n = 638)Screened (n = 2,805)Overall (n = 3,443)P-valuea
Any need400 (62.7)1,489 (53.1)1,889 (54.9)<0.001
Any severe need219 (34.3)668 (23.8)887 (25.8)<0.001
Any financial strain285 (45.1)967 (34.7)1,252 (36.7)<0.001
Severe financial strain114 (18.1)325 (11.7)439 (12.9)<0.001
Any social isolation229 (36.1)843 (30.1)1,072 (31.2)0.013
Severe social isolation91 (14.4)286 (10.2)377 (11)0.011
Any transportation issues 40 (6.3)96 (3.4)136 (4)0.004
Severe transportation issues611 (96.5)2,747 (98.5)3,358 (98.2)0.003
Any food insecurity 180 (28.4)578 (20.7)758 (22.1)0.001
Severe food insecurity 43 (6.8)107 (3.8)150 (4.4)0.005
Any housing instability98 (15.5)294 (10.6)392 (11.5)0.002
Severe housing instability79 (12.5)233 (8.4)312 (9.1)0.005
  • Missing: Any financial strain n = 27 (0.8%), Severe financial strain n = 30 (0.9%), Any social isolation n = 9 (0.3%), Severe social isolation strain n = 9 (0.3%), Any transportation issues n = 20 (0.6%), Severe transportation issues n = 22 (0.6%), Any food insecurity n = 19 (0.6%), Severe food insecurity n = 24 (0.7%), Any housing instability n = 30 (0.9%), Severe housing instability n = 31 (0.9%).

  • aChi-squared test comparing screened to not screened.