Demographic Characteristics of SEER-CAHPS Respondents by Health Plan Type

The table below provides demographic information for SEER-CAHPS respondents.

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Demographic Characteristics	Cancer Total	Medicare Advantage		Fee-for-Service		Non-SEER * Total	Medicare Advantage		Fee-for-Service
Demographic Characteristics	Cancer Total	N	%	N	%	Non-SEER * Total	N	%	N	%
Total	562,511	325,110	57.80	237,401	42.20	1,380,253	836,063	60.57	544,190	39.43

Under 65	39,566	21,488	6.61	18,078	7.61	170,238	96,186	11.50	74,052	13.61
65-74	283,214	170,222	52.36	112,992	47.60	670,364	417,911	49.99	252,453	46.39
75–84	188,739	107,121	32.95	81,618	34.38	404,702	246,942	29.54	157,760	28.99
85+	50,992	26,279	8.08	24,713	10.41	134,949	75,024	8.97	59,925	11.01

Male	276,733	158,695	48.81	118,038	49.72	558,113	333,272	39.86	224,841	41.32
Female	285,778	166,415	51.19	119,363	50.28	822,140	502,791	60.14	319,349	58.68

NH White	415,040	227,928	70.11	187,112	78.82	938,827	533,865	63.85	404,962	74.42
NH Black	40,698	27,305	8.40	13,393	5.64	111,835	76,742	9.18	35,093	6.45
NH Asian	19,751	13,203	4.06	6,548	2.76	71,095	48,200	5.77	22,895	4.21
NH North American Native	1,791	988	0.30	803	0.34	5,875	3,123	0.37	2,752	0.51
NH Mixed	9,316	5,308	1.63	4,008	1.69	25,817	15,476	1.85	10,341	1.90
NH Other	2,686	1,980	0.61	706	0.30	7,657	5,493	0.66	2,164	0.40
Hispanic	41,947	29,608	9.11	12,339	5.20	137,459	101,161	12.10	36,298	6.67
Unknown	31,282	18,790	5.78	12,492	5.26	81,688	52,003	6.22	29,685	5.45

Did Not Complete High School	110,220	72,290	22.24	37,930	15.98	296,881	200,289	23.96	96,592	17.75
High School Graduate or GED	164,537	97,886	30.11	66,651	28.08	406,643	250,435	29.95	156,208	28.70
Some College/2-years Degree	128,669	73,394	22.58	55,275	23.28	310,868	185,049	22.13	125,819	23.12
4-years College Graduate	54,553	28,066	8.63	26,487	11.16	120,870	66,191	7.92	54,679	10.05
More than 4-years College Degree	71,238	32,945	10.13	38,293	16.13	155,375	75,695	9.05	79,680	14.64
Unknown	33,294	20,529	6.31	12,765	5.38	89,616	58,404	6.99	31,212	5.74

Non-Smoker or Former Smoker	459,098	267,828	82.38	191,270	80.57	1,131,188	697,834	83.47	433,354	79.63
Current Smoker	62,966	38,436	11.82	24,530	10.33	138,522	85,759	10.26	52,763	9.70
Unknown	40,447	18,846	5.80	21,601	9.10	110,543	52,470	6.28	58,073	10.67

English	530,489	305,301	93.91	225,188	94.86	1,290,687	775,180	92.72	515,507	94.73
Spanish	8,511	6,578	2.02	1,933	0.81	35,384	29,118	3.48	6,266	1.15
None/ Unknown	23,511	13,231	4.07	10,280	4.33	54,182	31,765	3.80	22,417	4.12

Proxy	56,841	32,028	9.85	24,813	10.45	173,655	103,420	12.37	70,235	12.91
No Proxy	432,163	257,030	79.06	175,133	73.77	1,021,580	639,055	76.44	382,525	70.29
Unknown	73,507	36,052	11.09	37,455	15.78	185,018	93,588	11.19	91,430	16.80

Excellent	41,612	25,107	7.72	16,505	6.95	117,668	72,543	8.68	45,125	8.29
Very Good	140,035	81,467	25.06	58,568	24.67	348,456	208,544	24.94	139,912	25.71
Good	204,095	119,184	36.66	84,911	35.77	472,862	290,804	34.78	182,058	33.45
Fair	124,093	70,323	21.63	53,770	22.65	302,345	183,383	21.93	118,962	21.86
Poor	32,790	16,584	5.10	16,206	6.83	83,971	44,471	5.32	39,500	7.26
Unknown	19,886	12,445	3.83	7,441	3.13	54,951	36,318	4.34	18,633	3.42

* Respondents residing in SEER area at time of survey.

Last Updated: 19 Apr, 2024