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	686,753	393,070	57.24	293,683	42.76	1,827,013	1,098,752	60.14	728,261	39.86

Under 65	49,356	27,312	6.95	22,044	7.51	227,704	133,460	12.15	94,244	12.94
65-74	347,546	206,406	52.51	141,140	48.06	892,999	551,262	50.17	341,737	46.93
75–84	228,363	128,000	32.56	100,363	34.17	531,042	318,513	28.99	212,529	29.18
85+	61,488	31,352	7.98	30,136	10.26	175,268	95,517	8.69	79,751	10.95

Male	334,892	189,653	48.25	145,239	49.45	737,123	437,315	39.80	299,808	41.17
Female	351,861	203,417	51.75	148,444	50.55	1,089,890	661,437	60.20	428,453	58.83

NH White	507,245	274,122	69.74	233,123	79.38	1,225,029	682,294	62.10	542,735	74.52
NH Black	52,031	35,434	9.01	16,597	5.65	158,141	111,289	10.13	46,852	6.43
NH Asian	23,568	15,691	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	50,403	35,811	9.11	14,592	4.97	202,795	148,827	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	129,672	85,180	21.67	44,492	15.15	387,701	262,725	23.91	124,976	17.16
High School Graduate or GED	200,845	118,212	30.07	82,633	28.14	534,944	326,772	29.74	208,172	28.58
Some College/2-years Degree	159,763	90,260	22.96	69,503	23.67	419,379	247,037	22.48	172,342	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	89,017	40,528	10.31	48,489	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	556,953	323,863	82.39	233,090	79.37	1,489,859	915,239	83.30	574,620	78.90
Current Smoker	76,670	46,913	11.94	29,757	10.13	185,077	116,117	10.57	68,960	9.47
Unknown	53,130	22,294	5.67	30,836	10.50	152,077	67,396	6.13	84,681	11.63

English	650,146	370,132	94.16	280,014	95.35	1,705,575	1,015,120	92.39	690,455	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	67,605	38,236	9.73	29,369	10.00	230,484	137,784	12.54	92,700	12.73
No Proxy	533,311	313,141	79.67	220,170	74.97	1,362,341	843,186	76.74	519,155	71.29
Unknown	85,837	41,693	10.61	44,144	15.03	234,188	117,782	10.72	116,406	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	173,454	99,172	25.23	74,282	25.29	460,558	271,068	24.67	189,490	26.02
Good	250,297	144,422	36.74	105,875	36.05	628,517	382,821	34.84	245,696	33.74
Fair	149,556	84,614	21.53	64,942	22.11	403,380	245,472	22.34	157,908	21.68
Poor	38,946	19,873	5.06	19,073	6.49	110,067	58,822	5.35	51,245	7.04
Unknown	23,665	14,886	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: 25 Jun, 2025