Table 1. Demographic Characteristics Among Cancer Survivors With (n = 1,146) and Without (n = 10,873) Current Pain Related to Cancer or Cancer Treatment, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012–2016.
| Characteristic | Current Pain |
No Current Pain |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | Nb | % (95% CI)b | na | Nb | % (95% CI)b | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 308 | 111,044 | 8.9 (7.2–11.0) | 4,180 | 1,129,960 | 91.1 (89.0–93.1) |
| Female | 838 | 213,899 | 12.5 (11.2–14.0) | 6,693 | 1,494,129 | 87.5 (86.0–88.8) |
| Age at interview, y | ||||||
| 18–39 | 74 | 49,913 | 19.6 (13.4–27.7) | 377 | 205,117 | 80.4 (72.3–86.6) |
| 40–49 | 122 | 57,231 | 20.3 (15.2–26.6) | 564 | 224,060 | 79.7 (73.4–84.8) |
| 50–64 | 499 | 124,631 | 13.6 (11.9–15.5) | 2,806 | 792,319 | 86.4 (84.5–88.1) |
| ≥65 | 451 | 93,169 | 6.2 (5.3–7.2) | 7,126 | 1,402,593 | 93.8 (92.8–94.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 810 | 209,376 | 10.0 (8.9–11.2) | 8,409 | 1,883,943 | 90.0 (88.8–91.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 64 | 39,115 | 22.9 (15.4–32.6) | 378 | 132,019 | 77.1 (67.4–84.6) |
| Otherc | 272 | 76,453 | 11.2 (9.1–13.6) | 2,086 | 608,125 | 88.8 (86.4–90.9) |
| Education | ||||||
| <High school diploma | 101 | 52,573 | 15.7 (10.8–22.2) | 751 | 283,208 | 84.3 (77.8–89.2) |
| High school diploma or GED | 372 | 108,633 | 11.4 (9.7–13.4) | 3,533 | 842,411 | 88.6 (86.6–90.3) |
| Some college | 363 | 107,099 | 11.2 (9.6–13.0) | 3,052 | 849,364 | 88.8 (87.0–90.4) |
| College degree | 307 | 56,320 | 8.0 (6.5–9.8) | 3,519 | 645,678 | 92.0 (90.2–93.5) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 367 | 115,127 | 11.5 (9.4–14.0) | 3,220 | 885,430 | 88.5 (86.0–90.6) |
| Out of work/unable to work | 327 | 104,661 | 23.9 (20.4–27.9) | 1,064 | 332,679 | 76.1 (72.1–79.6) |
| Retired | 367 | 73,905 | 5.8 (4.9–6.8) | 5,904 | 1,209,568 | 94.2 (93.2–95.1) |
| Other | 81 | 30,512 | 13.8 (9.6–19.5) | 648 | 190,076 | 86.2 (80.5–90.4) |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 1,084 | 304,364 | 10.8 (9.7–12.0) | 10,510 | 2,504,395 | 89.2 (88.0–90.3) |
| No | 62 | 20,580 | 15.2 (10.5–21.6) | 349 | 114,802 | 84.8 (78.4–89.5) |
| Medical costs restrict care | ||||||
| Yes | 207 | 66,627 | 21.6 (17.3–26.7) | 756 | 241,217 | 78.4 (73.3–82.7) |
| No | 937 | 257,861 | 9.8 (8.7–11.0) | 10,103 | 2,378,923 | 90.2 (89.0–91.3) |
| Pain under control | ||||||
| Yes, with medications | 443 | 125,810 | 39.5 (34.0–45.3) | — | — | — |
| Yes, without medications | 464 | 128,389 | 40.3 (35.1–45.8) | — | — | — |
| No, with medications | 92 | 20,822 | 6.5 (4.7–9.0) | — | — | — |
| No, without medications | 126 | 43,201 | 13.6 (10.4–17.5) | — | — | — |
Abbreviations: —, not applicable; CI, confidence interval; GED, general education diploma.
a
Unweighted number of respondents.
b
Weighted population number and prevalence.
c
Includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and other.