Table 1.
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics for women diagnosed with breast cancer from 1997 to 2011
| Total | Non-Hispanic white | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of subjects n (%) | 10,144 | 8,187 (80.7) | 773 (7.6) | 717 (7.1) | 467 (4.6) |
| Mean age at survey (± SD) | 74.3 (± 6.1) | 74.4 (± 6.2) | 74.0 (± 6.4) | 73.5 (± 5.7) | 73.8 (± 5.7) |
| Age at survey | |||||
| 65–70 | 2,785 (27.4) | 2,196 (26.8) | 236 (30.5) | 221 (30.8) | 132 (28.3) |
| 70–75 | 3,011 (29.7) | 2,412 (29.5) | 226 (29.2) | 225 (31.4) | 148 (31.7) |
| 75–80 | 2,395 (23.6) | 1,943 (23.7) | 167 (21.6) | 173 (24.1) | 112 (24.0) |
| 80–85 | 1,308 (12.9) | 1,101 (13.5) | 88 (11.4) | 66 (9.2) | 53 (11.4) |
| 85 or older | 645 (6.4) | 535 (6.5) | 56 (7.2) | 32 (4.5) | 22 (4.7) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Unmarried | 5,578 (55.0) | 4,414 (53.9) | 548 (70.9) | 385 (53.7) | 231 (49.5) |
| Married | 4,036 (39.8) | 3,347 (40.9) | 185 (23.9) | 295 (41.1) | 209 (44.8) |
| Unknown | 530 (5.2) | 426 (5.2) | 40 (5.2) | 37 (5.2) | 27 (5.8) |
| Census tract poverty | |||||
| 0% to < 5% (low poverty) | 2,756 (27.2) | 2,416 (29.5) | 65 (8.4) | 126 (17.6) | 149 (31.9) |
| 5% to < 10% | 2,946 (29.0) | 2,505 (30.6) | 107 (13.8) | 200 (27.9) | 134 (28.7) |
| 10% to < 20% | 2,683 (26.5) | 2,166 (26.5) | 186 (24.1) | 214 (29.9) | 119 (25.5) |
| 20% to 100% (high poverty) | 1,609 (15.9) | < 13% | < 52% | 156 (21.8) | < 14% |
| Missing | 148 (1.5) | < 2% | < 3% | 21 (2.9) | < 3% |
| Education level | |||||
| High school or less | 5,543 (54.6) | 4296 (52.5) | 512 (66.2) | 487 (67.9) | 248 (53.1) |
| College and higher | 4016 (40.0) | 344 (42.1) | 196 (25.4) | 183 (25.5) | 193 (41.3) |
| Missing | 585 (5.8) | 447 (5.5) | 65 (8.4) | 47 (6.6) | 26 (5.6) |
| Region | |||||
| West | 5,931 (58.5) | 4,693 (57.3) | 221 (28.6) | 575 (80.2) | 442 (94.7) |
| Midwest | 725 (7.2) | 646 (7.9) | 65 (8.4) | < 2% | < 3% |
| Northeast | 1,732 (17.1) | 1,458 (17.8) | 161 (20.8) | 100 (14.0) | 13 (2.8) |
| South | 1,756 (17.3) | 1,390 (17.0) | 326 (42.2) | < 5% | < 3% |
| Medicare type | |||||
| FFS onlya | 1,047 (10.3) | 746 (9.1) | 127 (16.4) | 104 (14.5) | 70 (15.0) |
| FFS PDP | 5,826 (57.4) | 4,696 (57.4) | 383 (49.6) | 453 (63.2) | 294 (63.0) |
| MA only | 817 (8.1) | 660 (8.1) | 86 (11.1) | 48 (6.7) | 23 (4.9) |
| MA PDP | 2,454 (24.2) | 2,085 (25.5) | 177 (22.9) | 112 (15.6) | 80 (17.1) |
| Survey method | |||||
| 8,512 (83.9) | 6,983 (85.3) | 571 (73.9) | 541 (75.5) | 417 (89.3) | |
| Phone | 1,632 (16.1) | 1,204 (14.7) | 292 (26.1) | 176 (24.6) | 50 (10.7) |
| Count of comorbidities | |||||
| 0 | 8,520 (84.0) | 6,938 (84.7) | 614 (79.4) | 582 (81.2) | 386 (82.7) |
| 1 | 1,235 (12.2) | 963 (11.8) | 109 (14.1) | 98 (13.7) | 65 (13.9) |
| 2 + | 389 (3.8) | 286 (3.5) | 50 (6.5) | 37 (5.2) | 16 (3.4) |
| Survey year | |||||
| 1997–2000 | 3,352 (33.0) | 2,767 (33.8) | 212 (27.4) | 217 (30.3) | 156 (33.4) |
| 2001–2005 | 4,442 (43.8) | 3,614 (44.1) | 305 (39.5) | 326 (45.5) | 197 (42.2) |
| 2007–2011 | 2,350 (23.2) | 1,806 (22.1) | 256 (33.1) | 174 (24.3) | 114 (24.4) |
a
Fee-for-service (FFS) and medicare advantage (MA) with and without part D coverage