Table 2.
Differences between respondents in the retained and excluded samples.
| Characteristic | Retained sample (n=569) | Excluded sample (n=1081) | P value | ||
| Current age (years), mean (SD) | 55.9 (13.1) | 41.4 (8.2) | <.001 | ||
| Gender, n (%)a,b |
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Cisgender male | 132 (23.2) | 575 (53.2) | <.001 | |
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Transgender male, transgender female, gender fluid, or two-spirit | 1 (0.2) | 32 (3.0) | <.001 | |
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Cisgender female | 399 (70.1) | 463 (42.8) | <.001 | |
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Other/prefer not to answer/Do not understand the question | 40 (7.0) | 14 (1.3) | <.001 | |
| Sexual orientation, n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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Straight | 532 (93.5) | 984 (91.0) |
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Lesbian, gay, homosexual, bisexual/pansexual, queer, two-spirit | 23 (4.0) | 89 (8.2) |
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Other/prefer not to answer/do not understand the question | 14 (2.5) | 8 (0.7) |
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| Race/ethnicity, n (%)a,b | |||||
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Asian | 19 (3.3) | 58 (5.4) | .06 | |
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Black | 83 (14.6) | 200 (18.5) | .045 | |
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Hispanic/Latinx | 42 (7.4) | 90 (8.3) | .50 | |
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Native American/Alaska Native/Pacific Islander | 17 (3.0) | 83 (7.7) | <.001 | |
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White | 411 (72.2) | 677 (62.6) | <.001 | |
| Partnership status, n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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Single | 93 (16.3) | 152 (14.1) |
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Married/partnered | 388 (68.2) | 884 (81.8) |
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Divorced/separated | 60 (10.5) | 37 (3.4) |
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Widowed | 28 (4.9) | 8 (0.7) |
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| Number of individuals in household, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.3) | 3.3 (0.9) | <.001 | ||
| Education, n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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Some high school or less | 17 (3.0) | 38 (3.5) |
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High school diploma or GEDc/vocational school | 88 (15.8) | 294 (27.2) |
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Some college | 164 (28.8) | 415 (38.4) |
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Completed 4-year degree | 156 (27.4) | 261 (24.1) |
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Graduate school | 144 (25.3) | 73 (6.8) |
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| Annual household income (US $), n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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<25,000 | 59 (10.4) | 46 (4.3) |
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25,001-50,000 | 106 (18.6) | 383 (35.4) |
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50,001-75,000 | 124 (21.7) | 375 (34.7) |
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75,001-100,000 | 61 (10.7) | 182 (16.8) |
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>100,000 | 129 (22.7) | 93 (8.6) |
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I prefer not to answer | 90 (15.8) | 1 (0.09) |
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| Age at cancer diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 51.4 (13.4) | 36.8 (8.6) | <.001 | ||
| Cancer stage, n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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I | 172 (30.2) | 456 (42.2) |
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II | 167 (29.4) | 367 (34.0) |
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III | 88 (15.5) | 177 (16.4) |
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IV | 62 (10.9) | 51 (4.7) |
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Unknown | 66 (11.6) | 24 (2.2) |
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| Cancer type, n (%)a,b | |||||
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Melanoma | 26 (4.6) | 57 (5.3) | .53 | |
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Lung | 23 (4) | 199 (18.4) | <.001 | |
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Prostate | 37 (6.5) | 90 (8.3) | .19 | |
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Breast | 328 (57.6) | 161 (14.9) | <.001 | |
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Colorectal | 39 (6.9) | 117 (10.8) | .008 | |
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Kidney | 8 (1.4) | 63 (5.8) | <.001 | |
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Bladder | 8 (1.4) | 83 (7.7) | <.001 | |
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Blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma) | 44 (7.7) | 82 (7.6) | .92 | |
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Uterine/cervical | 32 (5.6) | 160 (14.8) | <.001 | |
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Thyroid | 31 (5.5) | 91 (8.4) | .03 | |
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Other | 62 (10.9) | 13 (1.2) | <.001 | |
| Time since cancer treatment (years), n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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<2 | 238 (43.4) | 476 (44.1) |
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2-5 | 168 (30.7) | 488 (45.2) |
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>5 | 142 (25.9) | 116 (10.7) |
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| Cancer care status, n (%)a,b | |||||
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My cancer is in remission or no evidence of disease | 447 (78.6) | 612 (56.6) | <.001 | |
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I have chronic cancer | 77 (13.5) | 240 (22.2) | <.001 | |
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I am receiving palliative care | 30 (5.3) | 253 (23.4) | <.001 | |
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I am in hospice care | 0 (0) | 60 (5.6) | <.001 | |
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None of these apply to me | 42 (7.4) | 39 (3.6) | <.001 | |
| Part of a tribe or territory, n (%)b | 41 (7.2) | 397 (38.1) | <.001 | ||
| Employment status, n (%)a,b | |||||
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Retired | 198 (34.8) | 48 (4.4) | <.001 | |
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Paid work (full- or part-time) | 251 (44.1) | 667 (61.7) | <.001 | |
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Unpaid work (homemaker, volunteer) | 44 (7.7) | 127 (11.8) | .01 | |
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Unemployed | 77 (13.5) | 247 (22.9) | <.001 | |
| Insurance type, n (%)a,b | |||||
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Private insurance | 320 (56.2) | 436 (40.3) | <.001 | |
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Medicaid | 83 (14.6) | 491 (45.4) | <.001 | |
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Medicare | 210 (36.9) | 633 (58.6) | <.001 | |
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Tricare/COBRAd/other | 48 (8.4) | 64 (5.9) | .054 | |
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I do not have health insurance | 31 (5.5) | 45 (4.2) | .24 | |
| Self-reported health, n (%)b | <.001 | ||||
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Excellent/very good | 165 (29.0) | 375 (34.7) |
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Good | 226 (39.7) | 318 (29.4) |
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Fair | 101 (17.8) | 254 (23.5) |
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Poor | 17 (3.0) | 133 (12.3) |
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aRespondents could select multiple responses for this question.
bResponses may not add up to n=569 or n=1081 due to missing data or multiple responses.
cGED: General Educational Development.
dCOBRA: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.