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	686,735	393,054	57.24	293,681	42.76	1,827,013	1,098,754	60.14	728,259	39.86

Under 65	49,356	27,312	6.95	22,044	7.51	227,704	133,459	12.15	94,245	12.94
65-74	347,542	206,404	52.51	141,138	48.06	892,996	551,260	50.17	341,736	46.93
75–84	228,351	127,988	32.56	100,363	34.17	531,044	318,517	28.99	212,527	29.18
85+	61,486	31,350	7.98	30,136	10.26	175,269	95,518	8.69	79,751	10.95

Male	334,890	189,651	48.25	145,239	49.45	737,123	437,315	39.80	299,808	41.17
Female	351,845	203,403	51.75	148,442	50.55	1,089,890	661,439	60.20	428,451	58.83

NH White	507,233	274,112	69.74	233,121	79.38	1,225,028	682,295	62.10	542,733	74.52
NH Black	52,028	35,431	9.01	16,597	5.65	158,141	111,289	10.13	46,852	6.43
NH Asian	23,566	15,689	3.99	7,877	2.68	87,642	60,109	5.47	27,533	3.78
NH North American Native	2,094	1,145	0.29	949	0.32	7,402	4,034	0.37	3,368	0.46
NH Mixed	11,310	6,485	1.65	4,825	1.64	34,085	20,599	1.87	13,486	1.85
NH Other	3,035	2,209	0.56	826	0.28	8,559	6,173	0.56	2,386	0.33
Hispanic	50,402	35,810	9.11	14,592	4.97	202,796	148,828	13.55	53,968	7.41
Unknown	37,067	22,173	5.64	14,894	5.07	103,360	65,427	5.95	37,933	5.21

Did Not Complete High School	129,669	85,177	21.67	44,492	15.15	387,701	262,725	23.91	124,976	17.16
High School Graduate or GED	200,841	118,208	30.07	82,633	28.14	534,944	326,772	29.74	208,172	28.58
Some College/2-years Degree	159,760	90,257	22.96	69,503	23.67	419,379	247,039	22.48	172,340	23.66
4-years College Graduate	67,994	34,621	8.81	33,373	11.36	164,272	88,795	8.08	75,477	10.36
More than 4-years College Degree	89,009	40,522	10.31	48,487	16.51	205,398	98,572	8.97	106,826	14.67
Unknown	39,462	24,269	6.17	15,193	5.17	115,319	74,851	6.81	40,468	5.56

Non-Smoker or Former Smoker	556,938	323,849	82.39	233,089	79.37	1,489,857	915,240	83.30	574,617	78.90
Current Smoker	76,667	46,911	11.94	29,756	10.13	185,077	116,117	10.57	68,960	9.47
Unknown	53,130	22,294	5.67	30,836	10.50	152,079	67,397	6.13	84,682	11.63

English	650,128	370,116	94.16	280,012	95.35	1,705,575	1,015,122	92.39	690,453	94.81
Spanish	11,057	8,731	2.22	2,326	0.79	54,401	45,043	4.10	9,358	1.28
None/ Unknown	25,550	14,207	3.61	11,343	3.86	67,037	38,589	3.51	28,448	3.91

Proxy	67,601	38,232	9.73	29,369	10.00	230,484	137,785	12.54	92,699	12.73
No Proxy	533,297	313,129	79.67	220,168	74.97	1,362,343	843,188	76.74	519,155	71.29
Unknown	85,837	41,693	10.61	44,144	15.03	234,186	117,781	10.72	116,405	15.98

Excellent	50,835	30,103	7.66	20,732	7.06	154,042	93,743	8.53	60,299	8.28
Very Good	173,449	99,168	25.23	74,281	25.29	460,554	271,066	24.67	189,488	26.02
Good	250,290	144,416	36.74	105,874	36.05	628,517	382,821	34.84	245,696	33.74
Fair	149,551	84,609	21.53	64,942	22.11	403,383	245,475	22.34	157,908	21.68
Poor	38,946	19,873	5.06	19,073	6.49	110,068	58,823	5.35	51,245	7.04
Unknown	23,664	14,885	3.79	8,779	2.99	70,449	46,826	4.26	23,623	3.24

* RRespondents residing in SEER area at time of survey.

Last Updated: 04 Jun, 2025