Table 1. Demographic and general health characteristics of cancer survivor respondents to the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire by Race (n=41,346).

Characteristic	Total n=41,346	White n=38,935 column (%)	Black/African-American n=2,411 column (%)	Chi-square p value
Total		38,935 (94.2)	2,411 (5.8)
Age (yr)
18–34	771 (1.8)	698 (1.8)	73 (3.0)	<0.0001
35–44	1,800 (4.4)	1,666 (4.3)	134 (5.6)
45–54	4,941 (12.0)	4,583 (11.8)	358 (14.9)
55–64	9,528 (23.0)	8,865 (22.8)	663 (27.5)
65+	24,306 (58.8)	23,123 (59.4)	1,183 (49.1)
Sex
Male	14,348 (34.7)	13,526 (34.7)	822 (34.1)	0.52
Female	26,998 (65.3)	25,409 (65.3)	1,589 (65.9)
Marital status
Married/widowed/partnered	31,866 (77.2)	30,498 (78.5)	1,368 (57.0)	<0.0001
Divorced	6,207 (15.1)	5,669 (14.6)	538 (22.4)
Separated/never married	3,163 (7.7)	2,667 (6.9)	496 (20.6)
Education
High school grad or less	16,720 (40.5)	15,441 (39.7)	1,279 (53.2)	<0.0001
Some college or more	24,562 (59.5)	23,435 (60.3)	1,127 (46.8)
General health
≥Good	28,128 (68.6)	26,808 (69.4)	1,320 (55.3)	<0.0001
≤Fair	12,903 (31.4)	11,836 (30.6)	1,067 (44.7)
Health care coverage
Yes	39,260 (95.1)	37,085 (95.4)	2,175 (90.4)	<0.0001
No	2,031 (4.9)	1,799 (4.6)	232 (9.6)
Has a health care provider
Yes	39,140 (94.8)	36,890 (94.9)	2,250 (93.7)	0.01
No	2,142 (5.2)	1,991 (5.1)	151 (6.3)
Could not see a doctor due to cost in last 12 months
Yes	3,661 (8.9)	3,258 (8.4)	403 (16.8)	<0.0001
No	37,607 (91.1)	35,611 (91.6)	1,996 (83.2)
Last routine check up
<12 months	33,909 (83.0)	31,807 (82.7)	2,102 (88.1)	<0.0001
≥ 1 year	6,951 (17.0)	6,666 (17.3)	285 (11.9)
Years since cancer diagnosis
≤ 5 years	13,932 (35.0)	13,020 (34.7)	912 (40.1)	<0.0001
> 5 years	25,841 (65.0)	24,477 (65.3)	1,364 (59.9)
Smoking status
Never	18,892 (45.9)	17,723 (45.7)	1,169 (48.9)	<0.0001
Former	16,639 (40.4)	15,801 (40.7)	838 (35.1)
Current	5,644 (13.7)	5,261 (13.6)	383 (16.0)