Table 2.
Prevalence of financial hardship overall and among cancer survivors stratified by age groups among COVID Impact Survey respondents (n = 10,760), a nationally representative survey of the US (April-June 2020).
| Total (n = 10,760) | Cancer survivors (n = 854)* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–59 years old | 60+ years | 18–59 years old | 60+ years | |||||
| Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | |
| Overall prevalence | 48.9 | 32.4 | 57.6 | 33.2 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 44.0 | 41.6, 46.4 | 27.5 | 24.8, 30.5 | 52.8 | 41.5, 63.9 | 25.6 | 19.9, 32.2 |
| Female | 53.4 | 51.3, 55.6 | 36.9 | 33.9, 40.0 | 60.8 | 50.6, 70.1 | 41.4 | 33.6, 49.6 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married/living with partner | 42.3 | 40.3, 44.4 | 24.2 | 21.7, 26.9 | 44.5 | 34.9, 54.4 | 29.2 | 22.7, 36.7 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 61.8 | 57.6, 65.8 | 43.2 | 39.4, 47.1 | 64.5 | 49.6, 77.0 | 42.8 | 34.4, 51.6 |
| Never married | 56.3 | 53.1, 59.4 | 42.0 | 35.0, 49.4 | 84.8 | 71.6, 92.5 | 22.8 | 12.7, 37.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, NH | 42.0 | 40.0, 44.0 | 25.8 | 23.6, 28.0 | 53.2 | 44.1, 62.1 | 26.3 | 21.4, 31.9 |
| Black, NH | 67.4 | 63.3, 71.3 | 64.6 | 57.7, 71.0 | 81.7 | 57.4, 93.7 | 79.2 | 61.7, 90.1 |
| Hispanic | 63.9 | 59.9, 67.8 | 37.3 | 29.8, 45.6 | 62.2 | 39.4, 80.6 | 17.4 | 8.5, 32.4 |
| Asian, NH | 31.3 | 24.3, 39.2 | 35.6 | 19.9, 55.2 | 63.6 | 28.7, 88.3 | 100.0 | |
| Other | 44.5 | 37.8, 51.4 | 42.8 | 32.3, 53.9 | 34.4 | 10.8, 69.5 | 45.6 | 28.0, 64.3 |
| Employment status in the past 7 days | ||||||||
| Employed in the last 7 days | 40.0 | 38.0, 42.0 | 29.4 | 25.4, 33.8 | 45.8 | 36.2, 55.8 | 28.0 | 19.7, 38.1 |
| Retired/not interested in working at this time | 54.1 | 49.5, 58.6 | 30.8 | 28.3, 33.4 | 62.7 | 45.5, 77.1 | 33.9 | 28.0, 40.3 |
| Unemployed due to COVID-19 or unable to find employment† | 66.6 | 63.4, 69.6 | 50.8 | 43.6, 58.0 | 81.3 | 67.0, 90.3 | 36.8 | 21.0, 56.1 |
| Education | ||||||||
| No HS diploma | 75.9 | 70.0, 80.9 | 59.6 | 48.4, 69.9 | 93.0 | 74.2, 98.4 | 76.0 | 53.6, 89.7 |
| Hs graduate | 60.7 | 57.1, 64.3 | 40.4 | 36.0, 44.9 | 92.0 | 82.5, 96.6 | 41.1 | 30.7, 52.3 |
| Some college | 52.1 | 49.8, 54.4 | 34.0 | 31.0, 37.1 | 49.2 | 37.9, 60.6 | 32.0 | 25.6, 39.1 |
| Baccalaureate or above | 27.8 | 25.6, 30.0 | 19.2 | 16.6, 22.2 | 30.9 | 20.6, 43.5 | 20.0 | 13.8, 28.3 |
| Household income | ||||||||
| < $30,000 | 70.3 | 66.9, 73.4 | 55.6 | 51.1, 59.9 | 91.0 | 81.9, 95.8 | 59.6 | 49.0, 69.4 |
| $30,000- < $50,000 | 59.4 | 55.8, 62.9 | 35.0 | 30.7, 39.6 | 61.4 | 44.7, 75.8 | 34.1 | 24.8, 45.0 |
| $50,000- < $75,000 | 44.0 | 40.5, 47.6 | 24.8 | 20.7, 29.4 | 50.7 | 33.8, 67.5 | 22.5 | 13.7, 34.8 |
| $75,000- < $100,000 | 37.3 | 33.4, 41.4 | 21.5 | 16.6, 27.4 | 39.7 | 21.8, 60.7 | 19.1 | 10.1, 33.3 |
| ≥$100,000 | 27.2 | 24.2, 30.6 | 11.2 | 8.8, 14.3 | 40.7 | 27.9, 54.9 | 9.5 | 5.1, 17.0 |
| Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 45.3 | 41.0, 49.6 | 35.5 | 30.1, 41.3 | 63.1 | 43.4, 79.2 | 31.0 | 19.7, 45.3 |
| Midwest | 44.8 | 41.7, 47.9 | 30.4 | 26.4, 34.6 | 56.3 | 41.5, 70.1 | 29.9 | 21.2, 40.3 |
| South | 52.7 | 49.9, 55.4 | 33.9 | 30.4, 37.6 | 56.9 | 43.2, 69.5 | 39.2 | 30.3, 48.7 |
| West | 49.0 | 45.8, 52.2 | 29.4 | 25.6, 33.4 | 55.8 | 41.9, 68.9 | 27.8 | 20.0, 37.2 |
| Population density | ||||||||
| Rural | 49.1 | 43.8, 54.3 | 38.9 | 32.3, 45.9 | 67.5 | 44.8, 84.1 | 51.2 | 35.8, 66.4 |
| Suburban | 50.6 | 47.1, 54.2 | 25.1 | 21.4, 29.1 | 50.0 | 35.0, 65.0 | 18.6 | 11.6, 28.7 |
| Urban | 48.4 | 46.5, 50.4 | 33.7 | 31.1, 36.3 | 58.9 | 49.5, 67.7 | 32.9 | 27.2, 39.0 |
| Comorbid conditions | ||||||||
| Cardiometabolic diseases‡ | 55.3 | 52.3, 58.3 | 36.5 | 33.8, 39.3 | 59.8 | 48.0, 70.5 | 37.4 | 31.1, 44.0 |
| Respiratory diseases§ | 58.0 | 54.7, 61.2 | 39.2 | 34.8, 43.8 | 69.1 | 57.0, 79.1 | 41.7 | 32.0, 52.1 |
| Overweight/obesity | 54.6 | 51.9, 57.2 | 37.7 | 34.1, 41.4 | 60.9 | 49.5, 71.2 | 36.5 | 28.3, 45.5 |
| Mental health conditions | 59.8 | 56.2, 63.3 | 46.3 | 38.6, 54.1 | 76.3 | 59.6, 87.5 | 47.6 | 30.4, 65.3 |
| Insurance type or health coverage plans | ||||||||
| Purchased plan | 52.6 | 47.6, 57.6 | 28.5 | 24.8, 32.5 | 55.5 | 33.0, 75.9 | 26.4 | 18.5, 36.0 |
| Employer-sponsored | 37.0 | 35.0, 39.1 | 28.2 | 24.9, 31.8 | 45.1 | 35.8, 54.8 | 28.4 | 21.3, 36.7 |
| Tricare | 41.8 | 34.9, 49.0 | 20.6 | 15.2, 27.4 | 37.3 | 12.6, 70.9 | 19.9 | 8.9, 38.6 |
| Medicaid | 74.9 | 72.0, 77.7 | 51.6 | 47.0, 56.1 | 91.4 | 82.7, 95.9 | 52.3 | 41.7, 62.7 |
| Medicare | 66.6 | 59.9, 72.6 | 31.6 | 29.1, 34.2 | 83.9 | 68.3, 92.7 | 34.1 | 28.4, 40.3 |
| Dually eligible (medicare and medicaid) | 74.8 | 68.1, 80.5 | 50.9 | 45.9, 55.9 | 95.2 | 83.6, 98.7 | 55.5 | 44.0, 66.3 |
| VA | 39.9 | 32.0, 48.4 | 31.3 | 24.8, 38.6 | 26.4 | 7.8, 60.3 | 30.6 | 18.4, 46.2 |
| Indian health service | 73.9 | 60.2, 84.1 | 32.1 | 9.8, 67.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| No insurance | 67.4 | 62.6, 71.9 | 44.2 | 32.0, 57.2 | 86.6 | 57.6, 96.8 | 58.2 | 21.2, 87.8 |
2.46% of participants either chose: not sure, skipped or refused, when asked about their chronic conditions including cancer.
Response Options: I was laid-off temporarily or furloughed, I was not at my usual jobs because I was caring for children not in school, I was not at my usual jobs because I was caring for an elderly person, I was not at my usual jobs because I was caring for someone with COVID-19, I was not at my usual jobs because I was recovering from COVID-19 or isolating due to exposure to COVID-19, I was unemployed but looking for work since March 1st, 2020 when COVID-19 began spreading in the US, I was unemployed and began looking for work after March 1, 2020 when COVID-19 began spreading in the US.
Cardiometabolic conditions: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease or end stage liver disease.
Respiratory conditions: Asthma, chronic lung disease or COPD, bronchitis, or emphysema.