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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2013 Jan 13;7(2):183–190. doi: 10.1007/s11764-012-0257-3

Table 2. Demographic and general health status characteristics of cancer survivor respondents to the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire by Influenza Vaccination (n=41,346).

Characteristic Received influenza vaccine in last 12 months n (Row %) Did not receive influenza vaccine in last 12 months n (Row %) Chi-square p value
Total 26,317 (63.7) 15,029 (36.3)
Race
 White 25,118 (64.5) 13,817 (35.5) <0.0001
 Black/African American 1,199 (49.7) 1,212 (50.3)
Sex
 Male 9,644 (67.2) 4,704 (32.8) <0.0001
 Female 16,673 (61.8) 10,325 (38.2)
Age (yr)
 18–34 237 (30.7) 534 (69.3) <0.0001a
 35–44 584 (32.4) 1,216 (67.6)
 45–54 2,193 (44.4) 2,748 (55.6)
 55–64 5,333 (56.0) 4,195 (44.0)
 65+ 17,970 (73.9) 6,336 (26.1)
Marital status
 Married/widowed/partnered 21,082 (66.2) 10,784 (33.8) <0.0001
 Divorced 3,433 (55.3) 2,774 (44.7)
 Separated/never married 1,733 (54.8) 1,430 (45.2)
Education
 High school grad or less 10,476 (62.7) 6,244 (37.3) <0.001
 Some college or more 15,799 (64.3) 8,763 (35.7)
General health
 ≥ Good 17,662 (62.8) 10,464 (37.2) <0.0001
 ≤Fair 8,447 (65.5) 4,456 (34.5)
Health care coverage
 Yes 25,623 (65.3) 13,637 (34.7) <0.0001
 No 661 (32.5) 1,370 (67.5)
Has a health care provider
 Yes 25,482 (65.1) 13,658 (34.9) <0.0001
 No 796 (37.2) 1,346 (62.8)
Could not see a doctor due to cost in last 12 months
 Yes 1,509 (41.2) 2,152 (58.8) <0.0001
 No 24,769 (65.9) 12,838 (34.1)
Last routine check up
 <12 months 22,795 (67.2) 11,114 (32.8) <0.0001
 ≥1 year 3,238 (46.6) 3,713 (53.4)
Years since cancer diagnosis
 ≤5 years 8,690 (62.4) 5,242 (37.6) <0.0001
 >5 years 16,630 (64.4) 9,211 (35.6)
Smoking status
 Never 12,065 (63.9) 6,827 (36.1) <0.0001
 Former 11,534 (69.3) 5,105 (30.7)
 Current 2,613 (46.3) 3,031 (53.7)
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Cochran–Armitage Trend Test p<0.0001