Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics of respondents with and without a family history of cancer
| Family history of cancer | P value | ||
| Characteristics | No | Yes | |
| n = 1094 (27.4%) | n = 3138 (72.6%) | ||
| Mean age, yr (95%CI) | 63.4 (62.7-64.2) | 63.8 (63.5-64.1) | |
| Sex, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
| Male | 520 (55.8) | 1158 (42.5) | |
| Female | 574 (44.2) | 1980 (57.5) | |
| Race, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
| White | 818 (70.4) | 2560 (82.1) | |
| Black | 107 (12.6) | 244 (9.6) | |
| Hispanic | 92 (10.0) | 134 (5.2) | |
| Other | 62 (6.9) | 123 (3.1) | |
| Education status, n (%) | 0.03 | ||
| Less than high school | 139 (19.6) | 287 (14.6) | |
| High school | 287 (25.2) | 857 (28.6) | |
| Some college/vocation | 297 (31.1) | 933 (31.7) | |
| College graduate | 365 (24.1) | 1050 (25.2) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.01 | ||
| Unmarried | 406 (32.1) | 1300 (37.2) | |
| Married | 684 (67.9) | 1822 (62.8) | |
| Insurance status, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
| Uninsured | 100 (12.1) | 201 (7.3) | |
| Insured | 983 (87.9) | 2886 (92.7) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | 0.31 | ||
| Never | 499 (44.7) | 1472 (46.2) | |
| Former | 400 (37.4) | 1205 (38.7) | |
| Current | 179 (18.0) | 419 (15.1) | |
| Body mass index in kg/m2 | 0.82 | ||
| < 25 | 363 (31.7) | 1047 (31.7) | |
| 25-29 | 406 (39.0) | 1160 (37.8) | |
| ≥ 30 | 316 (29.3) | 905 (30.5) | |
| Personal history of cancer, n (%) | 0.06 | ||
| No | 908 (87.8) | 2536 (85.3) | |
| Yes | 185 (12.2) | 592 (14.7) | |
All percentages are weighted.