Table 2.
Symptoms in the last 7 days and preventive behaviors against COVID-19 of COVID Impact Survey respondents (n = 10,760), a nationally representative survey of the United States, stratified by cancer diagnosis (April–June 2020).
| Total | Cancer survivors | Respondents never diagnosed with cancer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col % | 95% CI | Col % | 95% CI | Col % | 95% CI | Pa | |
| Physical symptoms experienced in the last 7 days | |||||||
| Fever | 16.2 | 15.2–17.2 | 18.4 | 15.0–22.2 | 16.0 | 14.9–17.0 | 0.19 |
| Muscle or body aches | 12.9 | 12.1–13.9 | 17.4 | 14.1–21.2 | 12.6 | 11.7–13.5 | 0.00 |
| Sneezing | 13.6 | 12.7–14.6 | 17.1 | 14.1–20.6 | 13.3 | 12.4–14.4 | 0.02 |
| Sore throat | 13.5 | 12.7–14.5 | 17.2 | 14.2–20.7 | 13.2 | 12.3–14.2 | 0.01 |
| Nausea or vomiting | 12.7 | 11.8–13.6 | 16.5 | 13.5–20.1 | 12.4 | 11.5–13.3 | 0.01 |
| Shortness of breath | 12.3 | 11.5–13.2 | 16.0 | 13.1–19.5 | 12.0 | 11.2–12.9 | 0.01 |
| Runny or stuffy nose | 14.2 | 13.3–15.2 | 15.7 | 12.8–19.0 | 14.1 | 13.1–15.2 | 0.34 |
| Fatigue or tiredness | 13.4 | 12.5–14.4 | 15.5 | 12.6–19.0 | 13.2 | 12.3–14.3 | 0.15 |
| Headaches | 14.3 | 13.4–15.2 | 15.2 | 12.3–18.7 | 14.2 | 13.3–15.2 | 0.53 |
| Cough | 13.6 | 12.7–14.6 | 11.7 | 9.3–14.7 | 13.8 | 12.8–14.8 | 0.18 |
| Preventive behaviors against COVID-19 | |||||||
| Washed or sanitized hands | 90.2 | 89.4–90.9 | 93.9 | 91.5–95.6 | 89.9 | 89.0–90.8 | 0.00 |
| Kept 6-feet distance from those outside my household | 84.1 | 83.1–85.0 | 92.7 | 90.2–94.6 | 83.5 | 82.4–84.5 | <0.001 |
| Worn a face mask | 85.0 | 84.1–85.9 | 92.1 | 89.9–93.8 | 84.3 | 83.3–85.3 | <0.001 |
| Avoided public or crowded places | 76.2 | 75.1–77.3 | 83.8 | 80.5–86.7 | 75.7 | 74.5–76.9 | <0.001 |
| Avoided some or all restaurants | 70.6 | 69.4–71.8 | 80.4 | 77.0–83.4 | 69.9 | 68.6–71.1 | <0.001 |
| Canceled or postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities | 64.8 | 63.5–66.0 | 73.8 | 69.8–77.5 | 64.4 | 63.0–65.7 | <0.001 |
| Avoided contact with high-risk people | 58.6 | 57.2–59.9 | 67.6 | 63.4–71.5 | 57.9 | 56.5–59.3 | <0.001 |
| Canceled a doctor appointment | 30.9 | 29.7–32.1 | 41.3 | 37.0–45.6 | 29.9 | 28.7–31.2 | <0.001 |
| Canceled or postponed dentist or other appointment | 36.1 | 34.9–37.3 | 40.7 | 36.5–45.0 | 35.7 | 34.4–37.0 | 0.03 |
| Worked from home | 31.6 | 30.4–32.8 | 23.9 | 20.4–27.8 | 32.3 | 31.1–33.6 | <0.001 |
| Canceled or postponed work activities | 27.9 | 26.7–29.1 | 18.7 | 15.7–22.1 | 28.6 | 27.4–29.9 | <0.001 |
| Visited a doctor or hospital | 9.7 | 9.0–10.5 | 14.2 | 11.4–17.6 | 9.4 | 8.6–10.2 | <0.001 |
| Canceled or postponed school activities | 20.1 | 19.0–21.2 | 13.4 | 10.4–17.1 | 20.3 | 19.2–21.5 | 0.001 |
| Stayed home because I felt unwell | 10.7 | 9.9–11.6 | 8.6 | 6.5–11.4 | 10.8 | 9.9–11.7 | 0.15 |
Note: Bolded values <0.05.
aP value based on χ2 test.