Table 1.

CHIS-CAM and CHIS 2001 sample characteristics (unweighted n, weighted %)

	n	CHIS-CAM (%)	CHIS 2001 (%)
Gender
Male	3668	48.5	48.8
Female	5519	51.5	51.2
Total	9187	100	100
Age
18–35a	1545	32.0	37.2
36–50	3073	32.6	31.3
51–64	2352	19.6	17.1
65+	2216	15.9	14.4
Total	9186	100	100
Race
White	3660	55.5	55.8
Latino	2267	23.8	23.7
Asian-American and Pacific Islander	1336	11.4	11.3
African-American	961	5.8	5.8
Others	963	3.1	3.1
Total	9187	100	100
Rural/urban
Urban	3155	40.5	41.1
Second city	2150	18.9	18.8
Suburban	1957	28.7	27.9
Small town–exurban	919	7.2	7.3
Rural	996	4.7	4.8
Total	9187	100	100
Poverty
0–99%	1313	13.0	14.2
100–199%	1903	18.2	19.7
200–299%	1330	12.9	14.3
300% and above	4641	55.9	51.9
Total	9187	100	100
Education
Less than high school	1571	14.7	15.7
Grade 12/HS diploma	2154	24.3	26.3
Some college	2511	26.1	27.1
College graduate or more	2951	34.8	30.9
Total	9187	100	100
Insurance
Insured	8052	85.2	84.3
Not insured	1135	14.8	15.7
Total	9187	100	100
Health status
Chronic illness, no cancerb	4951	57.5	—
No chronic illnessb	2392	35.3	—
Cancer	1844	7.2	6.4
Total	9187	100

^aThere are no respondents aged 18 or 19 in the CHIS-CAM data.

^bThere is no comparable measure for chronic illness status in CHIS 2001.