Table 1.
Sample Description (Unweighted N = 6,369)
| Respondent characteristic | Weighted % (95% CI)* |
|---|---|
| Age (yrs; missing, 0.4%) | |
| 18–34 | 31.2 (30.8, 31.6) |
| 35–49 | 31.0 (30.7, 31.4) |
| 50–64 | 21.5 (21.1, 21.9) |
| 65+ | 16.3 (15.9, 16.7) |
| Gender (missing, 0%) | |
| Female | 51.9 (51.8, 52.0) |
| Race/ethnicity (missing, 4.7%) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 71.8 (70.9, 72.6) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 10.5 (10.1, 10.9) |
| Non-Hispanic other† | 6.0 (5.3, 6.8) |
| Hispanic | 11.7 (11.4, 12.0) |
| Education (missing, 3.6%) | |
| <High school | 16.9 (16.6, 17.2) |
| High school graduate | 32.0 (31.6, 32.3) |
| Some college | 26.8 (26.5, 27.1) |
| College graduate | 24.3 (24.0, 24.6) |
| Employed currently (missing, 3.7%) | |
| Yes | 59.8 (58.1, 61.4) |
| Marital status (missing, 3.7%) | |
| Married/living as married | 63.6 (62.4, 64.7) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 17.2 (16.2, 18.2) |
| Never been married | 19.2 (18.2, 20.3) |
| Health insurance coverage (missing, 3.7%) | |
| Yes | 85.4 (84.3, 86.4) |
| Cancer History (missing, 1.0%) | |
| Personal history‡ | 10.9 (10.0, 11.8) |
| Family history only | 54.2 (52.7, 55.8) |
| No personal/family history | 34.9 (33.5, 36.3) |
| Cancer information seeking (missing, 0.2%) | |
| Never looked for cancer information | 52.3 (50.9, 53.6) |
| Had others look on my behalf | 2.8 (2.2, 3.4) |
| Looked myself | 30.9 (29.6, 32.2) |
| Looked myself and had others look | 14.0 (12.9, 15.2) |
*CI confidence interval
†Non-Hispanic other included Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Alaska natives, and members of multiple race/ethnicities.
‡Among cancer survivors, 16.6% were diagnosed within 1 year of the study, 20.3% between 2 and 5 years, 23.4% between 6 and 10 years, and 39.6% were diagnosed 11 or more years before the study.