Table 3.
Health care characteristics of cancer survivors, 1992 and 2010 NHIS.
| Characteristic | 1992 cancer survivors (dx <10 years ago) | 2010 cancer survivors (dx <10 years ago) | P value | 2010 cancer survivors (dx ≥10 years ago) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % of total (95% confidence interval) | N | % of total (95% confidence interval) | N | % of total (95% confidence interval) | ||
| Type of treatment for most recent cancer | |||||||
| Any chemo | 134 | 20.5 (17.1–24.3) | 259 | 26.4 (23.6–29.4) | 0.072 | 150 | 24.7 (21.5–28.1) |
| Any radiation | 159 | 24.5 (21.2–28.2) | 286 | 30.4 (27.2–33.8) | 0.373 | 135 | 21.6 (18.4–25.2) |
| Any surgery | 445 | 68.5 (64.1–72.6) | 619 | 66.6 (63.3–69.7) | 0.108 | 456 | 74.5 (70.1–78.5) |
| Other | 175 | 26.2 (22.2–30.7) | 157 | 17.1 (14.4–20.2) | † | 95 | 15.1 (12.2–18.5) |
| Participate in a research study/clinical trials as part of cancer treatment | |||||||
| Yes | ∗ | ∗ | 103 | 10.4 (8.5–12.8) | <0.001 | ∗ | ∗ |
| No | 615 | 95.3 (92.8- 97.0) | 829 | 89.6 (87.2–91.5) | 564 | 92.4 (89.7–94.5) | |
| Ever denied health or life insurance coverage because of cancer | |||||||
| Yes | 63 | 10.9 (8.0–14.8) | 59 | 5.9 (4.6–7.7) | <0.001 | 54 | 8.9 (6.7–11.7) |
| No | 580 | 89.1 (85.2–92.0) | 878 | 94.1 (92.4–95.4) | 558 | 91.1 (88.3–93.3) | |
| After diagnosis did you receive any counseling or join support group | |||||||
| Yes | 96 | 14.4 (11.6–17.6) | 147 | 14.1 (12.1–16.5) | 0.378 | 84 | 12.6 (10.0–15.6) |
| No | 549 | 85.6 (82.4–88.4) | 791 | 85.9 (83.5–87.9) | 527 | 87.4 (84.4–89.9) | |
| If you did not receive counseling, what was the reason | |||||||
| I did not know it was available | 54 | 9.6 (6.9–13.1) | 117 | 13.6 (11.2–16.5) | <0.001 | 109 | 20.9 (17.4–24.9) |
| I did not want it | 59 | 11.6 (8.4–15.8) | 182 | 24.5 (21.3–28.0) | 103 | 19.4 (16.0–23.4) | |
| I did not think I needed it | 339 | 64.2 (59.1–69.0) | 389 | 50.7 (46.7–54.5) | 244 | 47.2 (42.7–51.8) | |
| Other | 73 | 14.6 (11.2–18.8) | 94 | 11.2 (9.1–13.7) | 67 | 12.5 (9.9–15.5) | |
| If you did not receive counseling, would you have been interested | |||||||
| Yes | ∗ | ∗ | 54 | 42.9 (33.6–52.8) | 0.058 | ∗ | ∗ |
| No | ∗ | ∗ | 59 | 57.1 (47.2–66.4) | 62 | 63.2 (52.6–72.7) | |
*Suppressed if the denominator is <50 or the relative standard error (RSE) is >30%.
Differences between 1992 and 2010 data were tested using chi-square tests.
†Statistical tests were not conducted where data were not reported consistently over time.
Subtotals presented do not equal actual totals because respondents with missing data for a particular characteristic are not included in distribution counts for that characteristic.