Table.
Demographic characteristics of cancer survivors and people with no history of cancer, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2011a
| Cancer Survivors (n = 1158) | People With no History of Cancer (n = 22 434) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | No. | Weighted %b (95% CI) | No. | Weighted %b (95% CI) | P Value |
| Current age, y | |||||
| 18-39 | 59 | 4.7 (3.5-6.3) | 9816 | 41.5 (40.4-42.6) | <.001 |
| 40-49 | 113 | 8.8 (7.1-11.0) | 4144 | 17.9 (17.2-18.7) | |
| 50-59 | 215 | 18.7 (15.7-22.1) | 3908 | 18.5 (17.7-19.4) | |
| 60-69 | 337 | 28.1 (25.1-31.4) | 2527 | 12.2 (11.5-12.9) | |
| 70-79 | 243 | 22.2 (19.3-25.3) | 1299 | 6.1 (5.6-6.6) | |
| ≥80 | 191 | 17.5 (14.4-21.2) | 740 | 3.7 (3.3-4.2) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 451 | 41.8 (38.5-45.2) | 10 499 | 48.7 (48.0-49.3) | <.001 |
| Female | 707 | 58.2 (54.8-61.5) | 11 935 | 51.3 (50.7-52.0) | |
| Education when first entered MEPS | |||||
| <High school | 172 | 10.7 (8.8-12.9) | 4805 | 14.3 (13.5-15.2) | <.001 |
| High school graduate | 401 | 31.2 (27.9-34.6) | 7209 | 29.4 (28.3-30.5) | |
| ≥Some college | 583 | 58.1 (54.5-61.6) | 10 287 | 55.9 (54.5-57.2) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 877 | 87.1 (84.9-89.1) | 9703 | 64.9 (62.7-67.1) | <.001 |
| Otherc | 281 | 12.9 (10.9-15.1) | 12 731 | 35.1 (32.9-37.3) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 620 | 56.9 (52.9-60.7) | 10 964 | 52.0 (50.8-53.2) | .02 |
| Not married | 538 | 43.1 (39.3-47.1) | 11 470 | 48.0 (46.8-49.2) | |
| No. of children aged <26 y living in household | |||||
| 0 | 944 | 83.3 (80.4-85.8) | 13 266 | 63.4 (62.3-64.5) | <.001 |
| 1 | 104 | 8.7 (6.9-10.8) | 3404 | 14.7 (13.9-15.4) | |
| ≥2 | 110 | 8.0 (6.3-10.1) | 5764 | 21.9 (20.9-23.0) | |
| Current employment | |||||
| Full-time | 294 | 27.5 (24.0-31.3) | 11 104 | 52.5 (51.5-53.5) | <.001 |
| Part-time | 104 | 9.3 (7.4-11.7) | 2286 | 10.8 (10.2-11.4) | |
| Unemployed | 748 | 61.8 (57.5-66.0) | 8604 | 34.9 (33.7-36.0) | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Any private | 721 | 69.2 (66.0-72.2) | 12 738 | 67.7 (66.3-69.1) | <.001 |
| Public only | 374 | 26.6 (23.8-29.7) | 4784 | 16.7 (15.8-17.8) | |
| None | 63 | 4.2 (3.0-5.9) | 4912 | 15.5 (14.6-16.5) | |
| No. of MEPS priority conditionsd | |||||
| 0 | 721 | 69.2 (66.0-72.2) | 12 738 | 67.7 (66.3-69.1) | <.001 |
| 1 | 374 | 26.6 (23.8-29.7) | 4784 | 16.7 (15.8-17.8) | |
| 2 | 63 | 4.2 (3.0-5.9) | 4912 | 15.5 (14.6-16.5) | |
| ≥3 | 527 | 43.1 (39.2-47.1) | 3630 | 16.5 (15.8-17.3) | |
| Cancer site | |||||
| Breast | 230 | 18.1 (16.0-20.6) | NA | ||
| Prostate | 152 | 14.2 (11.6-17.1) | NA | ||
| Other single cancers | 693 | 60.8 (57.5-63.9) | NA | ||
| Multiple cancers | 83 | 6.9 (5.5-8.7) | NA | ||
| Years since last treatment | |||||
| <1 | 40 | 3.0 (1.9-4.5) | NA | ||
| 1 to <3 | 98 | 9.1 (7.2-11.4) | NA | ||
| 3 to <5 | 132 | 11.2 (9.2-13.7) | NA | ||
| 5 to <10 | 121 | 10.5 (8.6-12.8) | NA | ||
| ≥10 | 200 | 16.4 (14.2-18.9) | NA | ||
| Never received treatment | 308 | 27.6 (25.1-30.3) | NA | ||
| Currently receiving treatment | 85 | 6.6 (5.2-8.4) | NA | ||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MEPS, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; NA, not applicable.
aAnalyses were based on the 2011 MEPS with data drawn from both the core survey and the Experiences With Cancer Survey.25,26 Estimates were weighted to account for the complex survey design of the MEPS. Wald F tests were used to compare differences between cancer survivors and people without a history of cancer.
bWeighted percentages may not total to 100 because of missing data.
cOther races/ethnicities are non-Hispanic black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, multiple races, and Hispanic.
dMEPS priority conditions are angina, arthritis, asthma, coronary heart disease, diabetes, emphysema, heart attack, high cholesterol, hypertension, and stroke.