Table 1.
Estimated (weighted) demographic characteristics of cancer survivors and respondents without cancer, National Health Interview Survey 2005 (estimates percentage and 95% Confidence Intervals)
| Healthy Behavior/Screening practice | Caucasian Women | African American Women | Hispanic Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer survivors (weighted N 2,148,453) | Respondents with no cancer (weighted N=45,120,664) | Breast cancer survivors (weighted N=150,762) | Respondents with no cancer (weighted N=7,104,744) | Breast cancer survivors (weighted N=127,860) | Respondents with no cancer (weighted N=5,752,635) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 40-49 | 10.1 (6.7-14.9)a | 33.1 (31.7-34.5) | 11.8 (4.6-27.2)a | 39.8 (36.9-42.8) | 28.5 (12.3-52.0) | 43.6 (40.0-47.1) |
| 50-59 | 19.5 (15.5-24.3) | 27.9 (26.6-29.3) | 23.0 (11.0-42.0) | 29.0 (26.5-31.7) | 17.2 (6.3-38.9) | 29.6 (26.6-32.8) |
| ≥60 | 70.4 (64.7-75.6) | 39.0 (37.6-40.4) | 65.2 (47.1-79.8) | 31.2 (28.5-34.1) | 54.3 (28.7-77.9) | 26.8 (23.8-30.0) |
| Education | ||||||
| < High School | 7.2 (5.1-9.9) | 7.2 (6.5-7.9) | 15.9 (8.1-28.9) | 18.0 (15.9-20.4) | 23.5 (10.0-45.8) | 27.7 (24.1-31.7) |
| High School Graduate or Equivalent | 24.3 (20.0-29.3) | 25.8 (24.6-27.1) | 34.2 (19.5-52.7) | 27.3 (24.5-30.1) | 18.7 (7.1-40.6) | 23.7 (20.7-27.0) |
| >Some College or Associate Degree | 27.8 (23.0-33.2) | 30.4 (29.1-31.6) | 33.2 (17.6-53.8) | 33.5 (30.7-36.4) | 18.7 (7.7-38.9) | 30.4 (27.1-33.8) |
| >Bachelor's Degree | 40.8 (35.4-46.3) | 36.7 (35.1-38.2) | 16.7 (5.4-41.0) | 21.3 (18.7-24.1) | 39.2 (15.2-69.9) | 18.2 (15.5-21.3) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married or Partner | 28.7 (52.3-64.3)b | 65.8 (64.5-67.1) | 2.0 (0.3-12.9)a | 40.3 (37.3-43.5) | 55.7 (30.4-78.3) | 62.5 (59.5-65.3) |
| Other | 41.3 (35.7-47.2) | 34.2 (33.0-35.5) | 98.0 (87.1-99.7) | 59.7 (56.6-62.7) | 44.3 (21.7-69.6) | 37.5 (34.7-40.5) |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Uninsured | 2.1 (0.9-4.6)a | 6.9 (6.2-7.7) | 6.2 (2.0-17.3)b | 16.1 (13.7-18.8) | 14.5 (5.1-34.9) | 28.0 (24.8-31.3) |
| Private insurancec | 37.9 (32.1-44.1) | 58.6 (57.1-60.1) | 30.0 (15.9-49.3) | 50.2 (46.9-53.5) | 21.7 (8.5-45.1) | 42.7 (39.1-46.3) |
| Medicare | 48.8 (43.2-54.5) | 25.2 (24.0-26.4) | 31.4 (17.2-50.2) | 17.9 (15.5-20.6) | 37.3 (14.5-67.6) | 13.0 (11.1-15.1) |
| Other plansd | 11.2 (8.0-15.6) | 9.4 (8.5-10.2) | 32.4 (18.6-50.2) | 15.8 (13.8-18.1) | 26.5 (9.6-55.0) | 16.4 (14.0-19.2) |
| Employed | ||||||
| Employed | 36.0 (30.4-42.0)a | 58.7 (57.2 -60.1) | 28.6 (14.8-48.0)a | 60.2 (56.8-63.4) | 24.1 (11.1-44.6)b | 56.4 (52.9-59.9) |
| Unemployed | 64.0 (58.0-69.6) | 41.3 (39.9-42.8) | 71.4 (52.0-85.2) | 39.8 (36.6-43.2) | 75.9 (55.4-88.9) | 43.6 (40.1-47.1) |
Note: estimated percentages are calculated from non-missing data
a
difference between cancer survivors and respondents without cancer within the race is significant at 0.01 level
b
difference between cancer survivors and respondents without cancer within the race is significant at 0.05 level
c
also includes military health insurance
d
also includes Medicaid and Medi-gap