Table 1.
Characteristic | n | Wgt %a |
---|---|---|
| ||
Sex | ||
Male | 1561 | 49 |
Female | 2206 | 51 |
Age, y | ||
18–34 | 500 | 26 |
35–49 | 722 | 26 |
50–64 | 1152 | 28 |
65–74 | 862 | 12 |
≥75 | 531 | 8 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 2268 | 60 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 569 | 15 |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 174 | 5 |
Non-Hispanic American Indian, Alaska Native, Pacific Islander | 29 | 1 |
Non-Hispanic multiracial | 108 | 3 |
Hispanic | 619 | 16 |
Level of education | ||
High school or less | 973 | 30 |
Some college | 2794 | 70 |
Employment statusb | ||
Employed | 1852 | 59 |
Retired | 1165 | 19 |
Disabled | 201 | 5 |
Other | 298 | 12 |
Not employed | 130 | 4 |
Health insurance status | ||
Insured | 3568 | 91 |
Not insured | 199 | 9 |
Incomec | ||
Less than $20,000 | 609 | 15 |
$20,000 to $49,999 | 890 | 24 |
$50,000 to $99,999 | 982 | 31 |
$100,000 or higher | 909 | 30 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 2010 | 55 |
Otherd | 1104 | 14 |
Never married | 653 | 31 |
Personal history of cancer | ||
Yes | 464 | 7 |
No | 3303 | 93 |
Type of cancer | ||
Breast cancer | 105 | 19 |
Prostate cancer | 84 | 9 |
Othere | 275 | 72 |
Family history of cancerc | ||
Yes | 2630 | 70 |
No | 720 | 22 |
Not Sure | 308 | 8 |
HINTS, Health Information National Trends Survey; Wgt, weighted.
These were calculated using jackknife replication.
Participants who reported of being employed full or part time were categorized as “employed.” Participants who were retired, disabled, students, homemakers, or other were categorized as “not employed.” n = 121 participants were missing responses for employment.
n = 377 participants were missing responses for income, and 109 were missing responses for family history of cancer.
The “other” category included participants who were widowed, divorced, or separated.
Participants belonging to the “other” cancer type category included those with bladder cancer, bone cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, head/neck cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, renal cancer, leukemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, non-Hodgkin’s, oral cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, pharyngeal cancer, rectal cancer, melanoma, or another type of cancer.