TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of adult U.S. population with no history of cancer and cancer survivors with a current cancer condition and no current cancer condition, 2009–2015 and 2018
| Women | Men | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No history of cancer (raw n = 92,437) | Current cancer condition (raw n = 3,716) | No current cancer condition (raw n = 5,186) | No history of cancer (raw n = 81,838) | Current cancer condition (raw n = 3,230) | No current cancer condition (raw n = 2,878) | |||||||||||||
| Variable | Raw n | Weighted n | Weighted % | Raw n | Weighted n | Weighted % | Raw n | Weighted n | Weighted % | Raw n | Weighted n | Weighted % | Raw n | Weighted n | Weighted % | Raw n | Weighted n | Weighted % |
| Cancer status and type | ||||||||||||||||||
| No history of cancer | 92,437 | 107,371,495 | 100.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 81,838 | 103,218,167 | 100.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cervical cancer | NA | NA | NA | 150 | 161,247 | 2.97 | 847 | 1,068,884 | 14.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Breast cancer | NA | NA | NA | 1,271 | 1,786,934 | 32.95 | 972 | 1,405,370 | 18.77 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Prostate cancer | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 892 | 1,230,541 | 24.16 | 672 | 976,012 | 21.09 |
| Lung cancer | NA | NA | NA | 99 | 131,137 | 2.42 | 39 | 43,084 | 0.58 | NA | NA | NA | 99 | 126,382 | 2.48 | 39 | 55,176 | 1.19 |
| Colon cancer | NA | NA | NA | 134 | 151,486 | 2.79 | 199 | 253,695 | 3.39 | NA | NA | NA | 163 | 218,424 | 4.29 | 191 | 263,248 | 5.69 |
| Melanoma | NA | NA | NA | 149 | 270,819 | 4.99 | 295 | 507,968 | 6.78 | NA | NA | NA | 166 | 295,379 | 5.80 | 248 | 461,994 | 9.98 |
| Non–Hodgkin lymphoma | NA | NA | NA | 83 | 119,854 | 2.21 | 64 | 95,426 | 1.27 | NA | NA | NA | 83 | 134,315 | 2.64 | 69 | 103,116 | 2.23 |
| Nonmelanoma/ other skin cancer | NA | NA | NA | 724 | 1,300,171 | 23.97 | 1,181 | 2,127,129 | 28.41 | NA | NA | NA | 898 | 1,617,101 | 31.75 | 981 | 1,726,733 | 37.31 |
| Bladder cancer | NA | NA | NA | 38 | 48,612 | 0.90 | 23 | 33,447 | 0.45 | NA | NA | NA | 104 | 179,228 | 3.52 | 62 | 93,110 | 2.01 |
| Other/ unspecified | NA | NA | NA | 851 | 1,130,565 | 20.85 | 1,356 | 1,658,538 | 22.15 | NA | NA | NA | 608 | 926,017 | 18.18 | 526 | 798,044 | 17.24 |
| ≥ Two cancers | NA | NA | NA | 217 | 322,232 | 5.94 | 210 | 293,971 | 3.93 | NA | NA | NA | 217 | 366,050 | 7.19 | 90 | 150,533 | 3.25 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 36,805 | 67,006,708 | 62.41 | 2,484 | 4,456,563 | 82.18 | 3,622 | 6,320,396 | 84.41 | 34,777 | 65,120,015 | 63.09 | 2,336 | 4,365,836 | 85.71 | 2,210 | 4,043,615 | 87.37 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 20,168 | 14,273,103 | 13.29 | 519 | 374,965 | 6.91 | 651 | 435,528 | 5.82 | 14,699 | 11,908,462 | 11.54 | 468 | 352,109 | 6.91 | 311 | 238,988 | 5.16 |
| Hispanic | 25,959 | 16,859,054 | 15.70 | 495 | 367,796 | 6.78 | 667 | 474,097 | 6.33 | 23,649 | 17,621,623 | 17.07 | 288 | 232,927 | 4.57 | 259 | 234,196 | 5.06 |
| Others | 9,505 | 9,232,630 | 8.60 | 218 | 223,735 | 4.13 | 246 | 257,492 | 3.44 | 8,713 | 8,568,067 | 8.30 | 138 | 142,565 | 2.80 | 98 | 111,167 | 2.40 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Singlea | 50,269 | 52,977,458 | 49.34 | 1,865 | 2,462,367 | 45.41 | 2,869 | 3,779,027 | 50.47 | 39,927 | 49,057,238 | 47.53 | 1,044 | 1,499,100 | 29.43 | 1,043 | 160,4065 | 34.66 |
| Married | 42,168 | 54,394,037 | 50.66 | 1,851 | 2,960,691 | 54.59 | 2,317 | 3,708,486 | 49.53 | 41,911 | 54,160,928 | 52.47 | 2,186 | 3,594,337 | 70.57 | 1,835 | 302,3901 | 65.34 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||||||||||||
| < High school diploma | 18,137 | 13,981,852 | 13.02 | 536 | 542,368 | 10.00 | 834 | 841,358 | 11.24 | 16,775 | 14,706,007 | 14.25 | 500 | 527,786 | 10.36 | 405 | 481,082 | 10.40 |
| High school diploma | 33,485 | 38,078,908 | 35.46 | 1,452 | 2,052,912 | 37.86 | 2,114 | 2,988,776 | 39.92 | 30,792 | 39,191,175 | 37.97 | 1,163 | 1,807,971 | 35.50 | 1,033 | 156,9773 | 33.92 |
| ≥ College education | 33,566 | 47,822,870 | 44.54 | 1,479 | 2,430,228 | 44.81 | 1,909 | 3,169,802 | 42.33 | 27,720 | 42,109,400 | 40.80 | 1,371 | 2,462,559 | 48.35 | 1,249 | 225,6183 | 48.75 |
| Missing | 7,249 | 7,487,865 | 6.97 | 249 | 397,550 | 7.33 | 329 | 487,577 | 6.51 | 6,551 | 7,211,584 | 6.99 | 196 | 295,121 | 5.79 | 191 | 320,927 | 6.93 |
| Income level | ||||||||||||||||||
| <200% of federal poverty level | 41,495 | 35,260,388 | 32.84 | 1,370 | 1,592,859 | 29.37 | 2,121 | 2,450,842 | 32.73 | 30,005 | 28,462,518 | 27.58 | 1,026 | 1,220,191 | 23.96 | 866 | 1,133,669 | 24.50 |
| 200% to <400% of federal poverty level | 26,579 | 31,742,313 | 29.56 | 1,052 | 1,493,071 | 27.53 | 1,488 | 2,117,417 | 28.28 | 25,853 | 31,372,342 | 30.39 | 859 | 1,244,921 | 24.44 | 787 | 1,170,785 | 25.30 |
| ≥400% of federal poverty level | 24,363 | 40,368,794 | 37.60 | 1,294 | 2,337,128 | 43.10 | 1,577 | 2,919,253 | 38.99 | 25,980 | 43,383,306 | 42.03 | 1,345 | 2,628,325 | 51.60 | 1,225 | 2,323,512 | 50.21 |
| Insurance status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Private (employer sponsored) | 44,042 | 61,143,226 | 56.95 | 1,728 | 2,759,370 | 50.88 | 2,142 | 3,514,924 | 46.94 | 41,839 | 60,785,918 | 58.89 | 1,412 | 2,486,515 | 48.82 | 1,367 | 2,385,802 | 51.55 |
| Private (nonemployer sponsored) | 7,639 | 11,184,108 | 10.42 | 531 | 916,883 | 16.91 | 698 | 1,153,696 | 15.41 | 6,534 | 9,976,135 | 9.67 | 569 | 970,337 | 19.05 | 450 | 770,487 | 16.65 |
| Medicaid/dual eligible | 18,273 | 14,259,959 | 13.28 | 618 | 565,611 | 10.43 | 921 | 898,364 | 12.00 | 9,696 | 8,718,953 | 8.45 | 362 | 345,920 | 6.79 | 248 | 264,938 | 5.72 |
| Medicare | 6,585 | 8,131,888 | 7.57 | 698 | 1,030,552 | 19.00 | 980 | 1,425,841 | 19.04 | 4,946 | 6,176,535 | 5.98 | 808 | 1 ,179,316 | 23.15 | 670 | 1,024,278 | 22.13 |
| Uninsured | 15,898 | 12,652,313 | 11.78 | 141 | 150,641 | 2.78 | 445 | 494,688 | 6.61 | 18,823 | 17,560,626 | 17.01 | 79 | 111,348 | 2.19 | 143 | 182,460 | 3.94 |
| Survey year | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 11,928 | 12,885,970 | 12.00 | 461 | 644,034 | 11.88 | 667 | 918,562 | 12.27 | 10,476 | 12,533,478 | 12.14 | 410 | 632,270 | 12.41 | 309 | 467,412 | 10.10 |
| 2010 | 10,752 | 13,019,930 | 12.13 | 430 | 613,064 | 11.30 | 604 | 937,259 | 12.52 | 9,502 | 12,652,110 | 12.26 | 352 | 565,708 | 11.11 | 316 | 510,220 | 11.02 |
| 2011 | 11,569 | 13,257,408 | 12.35 | 482 | 706,518 | 13.03 | 605 | 832,032 | 11.11 | 10,208 | 12,642,315 | 12.25 | 409 | 648,623 | 12.73 | 343 | 551,007 | 11.91 |
| 2012 | 12,789 | 13,426,056 | 12.50 | 521 | 738,766 | 13.62 | 658 | 869,926 | 11.62 | 11,401 | 12,800,383 | 12.40 | 416 | 607,623 | 11.93 | 375 | 580,938 | 12.55 |
| 2013 | 12,077 | 13,453,874 | 12.53 | 455 | 676,793 | 12.48 | 605 | 960,243 | 12.82 | 10,718 | 12,929,583 | 12.53 | 360 | 596,691 | 11.71 | 354 | 642,027 | 13.87 |
| 2014 | 11,411 | 13,572,148 | 12.64 | 431 | 693,692 | 12.79 | 616 | 953,366 | 12.73 | 10,096 | 13,068,864 | 12.66 | 385 | 701,512 | 13.77 | 320 | 562,359 | 12.15 |
| 2015 | 11,691 | 13,701,065 | 12.76 | 461 | 709,879 | 13.09 | 657 | 948,653 | 12.67 | 10,462 | 13,207,538 | 12.80 | 434 | 713,102 | 14.00 | 357 | 593,829 | 12.83 |
| 2018 | 10,220 | 14,055,044 | 13.09 | 475 | 640,312 | 11.81 | 774 | 1,067,471 | 14.26 | 8,975 | 13,383,895 | 12.97 | 464 | 627,908 | 12.33 | 504 | 720,174 | 15.56 |
| Number of comorbid conditions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zero | 37,082 | 41,266,220 | 38.43 | 463 | 635,535 | 11.72 | 686 | 1,036,269 | 13.84 | 34,072 | 39,686,930 | 38.45 | 243 | 338,627 | 6.65 | 304 | 490,832 | 10.61 |
| One | 19,589 | 23,438,807 | 21.83 | 549 | 815,282 | 15.03 | 813 | 1,169,529 | 15.62 | 18,877 | 24,652,945 | 23.88 | 388 | 644,884 | 12.66 | 431 | 741,033 | 16.01 |
| Two | 12,780 | 15,595,161 | 14.52 | 646 | 985,335 | 18.17 | 899 | 1,313,735 | 17.55 | 11,689 | 15,829,467 | 15.34 | 630 | 1,023,200 | 20.09 | 527 | 845,984 | 18.28 |
| Three | 9,382 | 11,465,780 | 10.68 | 647 | 987,588 | 18.21 | 903 | 1,355,629 | 18.11 | 7,744 | 10,537,546 | 10.21 | 629 | 953,679 | 18.72 | 565 | 880,799 | 19.03 |
| ≥Four | 13,604 | 15,605,527 | 14.53 | 1,411 | 1,999,317 | 36.87 | 1,885 | 2,612,350 | 34.89 | 9,456 | 12,511,279 | 12.12 | 1,340 | 2,133,047 | 41.88 | 1,051 | 1,669,318 | 36.07 |
| Health status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fair/poor | 13,988 | 13,648,439 | 12.71 | 1071 | 1,310,864 | 24.17 | 1,287 | 1,595,559 | 21.31 | 10,120 | 11,358,664 | 11.00 | 1,005 | 1,391,303 | 27.32 | 633 | 939,360 | 20.30 |
| Good | 28,319 | 30,347,707 | 28.26 | 1,169 | 1,685,116 | 31.07 | 1,656 | 2,268,204 | 30.29 | 23,425 | 27,903,465 | 27.03 | 1,037 | 1,654,293 | 32.48 | 928 | 1,419,364 | 30.67 |
| Very good/ excellent | 50,130 | 63,375,348 | 59.02 | 1,476 | 2,427,078 | 44.75 | 2,243 | 3,623,750 | 48.40 | 48,293 | 63,956,038 | 61.96 | 1,188 | 2,047,840 | 40.21 | 1,317 | 2,269,241 | 49.03 |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
aThe “single” category includes individuals who never married or were widowed, divorced, or separated.