Table 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted weighted percentages of ill-defined or unspecified (versus well-defined) cancer reports, by relative and respondent characteristics*
| Characteristics | First-degree Relatives | Second-degree Relatives | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted % (95% C.I.) | Adjusted % (95% C.I.) | Unadjusted % (95% C.I.) | Adjusted % (95% C.I.) | |
| Respondent characteristics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| female | 9.0 (5.7–13.9) | 19.7 (16.9–22.9) | 19.7 (16.7–22.6) | |
| male | 9.2 (6.3–13.1) | 30.6 (25.6–36.1) | 30.7 (25.3–36.0) | |
| p=0.001 | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 25–34 | 3.1 (1.0–9.6) | 21.4 (14.7–30.1) | ||
| 35–44 | 7.3 (3.9–13.1) | 21.6 (17.1–26.9) | ||
| 45–54 | 7.0 (4.7–10.5) | 27.0 (22.5–32.1) | ||
| 55–64 | 16.6 (10.3–25.7) | 27.0 (21.7–33.1) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 7.3 (5.7–9.3) | 7.8 (5.7–9.8) | 24.2 (21.5–27.0) | |
| African-American | 46.2 (18.3–76.6) | 32.6 (12.1–53.0) | 29.4 (14.2–51.3) | |
| Hispanic | 21.4 (9.0–43.1) | 16.8 (0.0–34.8) | 15.9 (8.3–28.4) | |
| other | 8.3 (2.3–25.7) | 5.9 (0.0–12.9) | 24.3 (11.9–43.1) | |
| p=0.008 | ||||
| Education | ||||
| < high school, vocational, or other | 13.8 (8.3–21.9) | 12.1 (5.9–18.3) | 24.9 (17.5–34.1) | |
| high school | 19.9 (11.2–32.8) | 15.2 (8.8–21.6) | 30.4 (23.3–38.6) | |
| 1–4 years college | 7.3 (4.9–10.9) | 8.5 (4.9–12.1) | 21.2 (17.3–25.8) | |
| > college | 2.5 (1.0–6.1) | 2.9 (0.1–5.7) | 25.6 (20.7–31.1) | |
| p=0.005, test for trend | ||||
| Main parental living arrangement during childhood | ||||
| Lived apart | 9.0 (4.3–17.9) | 20.7 (15.7–26.8) | ||
| Lived together | 9.1 (6.7–12.2) | 24.7 (21.9–27.7) | ||
| Ever had cancer | ||||
| no or unknown | 9.3 (6.8–12.6) | 24.8 (22.1–27.8) | ||
| yes | 7.6 (3.6–15.5) | 17.1 (10.5–26.6) | ||
| Household income | ||||
| ≤$20,000 | 17.1 (10.2–27.3) | 27.8 (20.0–37.3) | ||
| $20,001–40,000 | 7.9 (4.3–14.2) | 26.2 (18.7–35.5) | ||
| $40,001–60,000 | 14.3 (6.6–28.1) | 30.3 (22.0–40.0) | ||
| $60,001–80,000 | 7.6 (3.8–14.5) | 21.0 (16.3–26.5) | ||
| >$80,000 | 5.5 (3.2–9.5) | 21.9 (17.9–26.6) | ||
| Don’t know/refused | 10.3 (4.0–23.8) | 25.0 (13.6–41.4) | ||
| Total number of relatives | ||||
| ≤15 | 8.0 (5.0–12.6) | 21.9 (16.5–28.5) | ||
| 16–19 | 7.0 (3.6–13.3) | 21.1 (15.5–28.1) | ||
| 20–25 | 9.0 (5.7–14.0) | 28.6 (24.0–33.7) | ||
| ≥26 | 11.5 (5.9–21.1) | 23.5 (18.7–29.2) | ||
| Relative characteristics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| female | 6.5 (4.2–10.1) | 24.8 (21.6–28.4) | ||
| male | 11.4 (7.6–16.7) | 23.4 (19.9–27.2) | ||
| Vital status | ||||
| living | 5.2 (3.3–8.3) | 6.1 (3.4–8.8) | 16.9 (12.0–23.3) | 17.5 (11.8–23.2) |
| deceased | 12.8 (9.0–17.8) | 11.3 (7.3–15.3) | 26.1 (23.1–29.3) | 25.9 (22.6–29.1) |
| unknown | NA | NA | 61.3 (0.4–99.9) | 70.4 (61.8–78.9) |
| P=0.03 | P<.00001 | |||
| Generation** | ||||
| same or younger | 12.6 (5.6–25.9) | 10.7 (4.2–24.7) | ||
| next older | 8.1 (6.1–10.6) | 26.0 (22.7–29.6) | ||
| oldest | NA | 22.8 (18.8–27.4) | ||
All percentages are weighted to the Connecticut population and adjusted for differential selection probabilities, rates of non-response, and post-stratification. Adjusted percentages control for respondent age and race/ethnicity, and for the other variables shown. Cells for variables that were not applicable to a particular model are labeled NA; cells for variables that were eliminated through backwards stepwise regression are blank.
Same or younger generation as the respondent includes siblings, children, and/or nieces and nephews; next older includes parents, aunts, and uncles; oldest includes grandparents.