Table 1.
Characteristics of adult survivors of AYA cancer and adults without a history of cancer, NHIS 2010-2018
| Sample Characteristic | AYA cancer survivorsWeighted %a(n = 2588) | Adults without a history of cancer Weighted %a(n = 256 964) | P b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at time of survey, y | |||
| 18-29 | 8.3 | 23.2 | <.001 |
| 30-39 | 23.0 | 18.3 | |
| 40-49 | 26.1 | 18.0 | |
| 50-64 | 27.4 | 25.1 | |
| 65-80 | 12.2 | 12.0 | |
| 81+ | 2.9 | 3.5 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 32.8 | 48.7 | <.001 |
| Female | 67.2 | 51.3 | |
| Race and ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 77.6 | 64.3 | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.1 | 12.5 | |
| Hispanic | 10.6 | 16.2 | |
| Asian and others | 3.7 | 7.0 | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school or missing | 10.5 | 13.7 | .01 |
| High school graduate | 22.5 | 25.4 | |
| ≥Some college | 67.0 | 60.9 | |
| Marital status at time of survey | |||
| Not married or missing | 62.4 | 60.0 | .05 |
| Married | 37.6 | 40.0 | |
| Family income as % of FPL at time of survey | |||
| <200 | 26.6 | 29.1 | .004 |
| ≥200 and <400 | 25.7 | 27.1 | |
| ≥400 | 40.6 | 35.5 | |
| Missing | 7.1 | 8.4 | |
| Health insurance at time of survey | |||
| Age 18-64 y | |||
| Any private | 54.2 | 56.3 | <.001 |
| Public only | 19.9 | 13.5 | |
| Uninsured | 10.8 | 14.7 | |
| Age ≥65 y | |||
| Medicare and private | 7.7 | 6.9 | |
| Medicare with public | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Medicare only or uninsured | 5.2 | 6.4 | |
| No. of comorbid conditions at time of survey | |||
| 0 | 46.5 | 59.4 | <.001 |
| 1 | 29.4 | 27.0 | |
| 2 | 14.2 | 8.9 | |
| ≥3 | 9.9 | 4.7 | |
| Cancer diagnosis | |||
| Lymphoma | 7.8 | — | |
| Melanoma | 12.3 | — | |
| Testicular cancer | 5.5 | — | |
| Thyroid cancer | 9.1 | — | |
| Ovarian cancer | 7.3 | — | — |
| Uterine cancer | 10.8 | — | |
| Leukemia | 1.9 | — | |
| Breast cancer | 15.7 | — | |
| Time since diagnosis | |||
| <2 years | 8.4 | — | — |
| ≥2 years | 91.6 | — | |
| No. of cancer diagnoses | |||
| 1 only | 91.6 | — | — |
| 2-3 | 8.3 | — |
NHIS sample weights were applied to account for the complex study design and to reflect probability of selection, adjustments for nonresponse, and poststratification to provide nationally representative estimates. AYA = adolescent and young adult; FPL = federal poverty level; NHIS = National Health Interview Survey.
P values were calculated using the Pearson χ2 test statistic; statistical tests were 2-sided.