Table 1.
Sociodemographic Features and Socioeconomic Status Among Patients Screened in the Lung Cancer Screening Registry
| Variable | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,052,591 | 100.0 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 544,482 | 51.7 |
| Female | 505,318 | 48.0 |
| Missing, unknown, or not reported | 2,791 | 0.3 |
| Age group, y | ||
| 55-59 | 232,307 | 22.1 |
| 60-64 | 272,487 | 25.9 |
| 65-69 | 188,161 | 17.9 |
| 70-74 | 191,680 | 18.2 |
| 75-80 | 67,956 | 6.5 |
| Race | ||
| Asian | 4,385 | 0.4 |
| Black | 37,111 | 3.5 |
| Hawaiian native/Pacific Islander | 658 | 0.1 |
| White | 461,593 | 43.9 |
| Unknown, other, missing, or not reported | 548,844 | 52.1 |
| Hispanic origin | ||
| No | 400,737 | 38.1 |
| Yes | 8,807 | 0.8 |
| Not reported, missing, or unknown | 643,047 | 61.1 |
| Education | ||
| < High school | 10,743 | 1.0 |
| High school | 34,150 | 3.2 |
| Some college | 24,758 | 2.4 |
| College or more | 13,613 | 1.3 |
| Unknown, declined to answer, missing, unspecified | 969,327 | 92.09 |
| Health insurance type | ||
| Medicare | 224,405 | 21.3 |
| Medicaid | 36,216 | 3.4 |
| Private insurance | 259,154 | 24.6 |
| Self-pay or uninsured | 6,328 | 0.6 |
| Unknown, other, or missing | 526,488 | 50.0 |
| Smoking history | ||
| Current, 30+ pack-y | 645,875 | 61.4 |
| Former, 30+ pack-y, quit ≤ 15 y | 406,700 | 38.6 |
| Examination year of first occurrence | ||
| 2015 | 35,575 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 141,673 | 13.5 |
| 2017 | 225,413 | 21.4 |
| 2018 | 304,554 | 28.9 |
| 2019 | 345,376 | 32.8 |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 264,819 | 25.2 |
| Midwest | 315,702 | 30.0 |
| South | 363,509 | 34.5 |
| West | 107,502 | 10.2 |