Demographic Characteristics for MHOS (1998-2017) Respondents (Age 65+) with Completed Survey Before or After Their First Cancer Diagnosis, and Those Without Cancer
| Demographic Characteristics | Non-Cancer1 (N=435,193) |
Survey before Cancer Diagnosis2 (N=71,276) |
Survey after Cancer Diagnosis3 (N=99,395) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Age | ||||||
| 65-74 | 257,488 | (59.17) | 43,927 | (61.63) | 48,666 | (48.96) |
| 75-84 | 137,570 | (31.61) | 23,218 | (32.57) | 38,307 | (38.54) |
| 85+ | 40,135 | (9.22) | 4,131 | (5.80) | 12,422 | (12.50) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 171,850 | (39.49) | 35,674 | (50.05) | 48,621 | (48.92) |
| Female | 263,343 | (60.51) | 35,602 | (49.95) | 50,774 | (51.08) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Unknown | 46 | (0.01) | 0 | (0.01) | 0 | 0.00 |
| White | 287,658 | (66.10) | 52,926 | (74.25) | 73,125 | (73.57) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 41,304 | (9.49) | 4,691 | (6.58) | 6,686 | (6.73) |
| Black or African American | 40,219 | (9.24) | 5,995 | (8.41) | 8,645 | (8.70) |
| Hispanic | 54,643 | (12.56) | 5,936 | (8.33) | 8,369 | (8.42) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2,066 | (0.47) | 351 | (0.49) | 414 | (0.42) |
| Another race or multi-race | 9,257 | (2.13) | 1,377 | (1.93) | 2,156 | (2.17) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Unknown | 10,591 | (2.43) | 1,784 | (2.50) | 2,462 | (2.48) |
| Married | 228,005 | (52.39) | 40,644 | (57.02) | 54,274 | (54.60) |
| Divorced/separated | 61,427 | (14.11) | 8,796 | (12.34) | 13,148 | (13.23) |
| Widowed | 118,072 | (27.13) | 17,718 | (24.86) | 25,935 | (26.09) |
| Single/never married | 17,098 | (3.93) | 2,334 | (3.27) | 3,576 | (3.60) |
| Income | ||||||
| Unknown | 93,928 | (21.58) | 14,716 | (20.65) | 20,274 | (20.40) |
| Less than $10K | 56,200 | (12.91) | 7,716 | (10.83) | 10,543 | (10.61) |
| $10K to $19,999 | 88,624 | (20.36) | 14,853 | (20.84) | 19,123 | (19.24) |
| $20K to $49,999 | 136,320 | (31.32) | 24,441 | (34.29) | 33,982 | (34.19) |
| $50K to $79,999 | 36,018 | (8.28) | 5,945 | (8.34) | 9,200 | (9.26) |
| $80K+ | 24,103 | (5.54) | 3,605 | (5.06) | 6,273 | (6.31) |
| Education | ||||||
| Unknown | 12,328 | (2.83) | 1,676 | (2.35) | 2,855 | (2.87) |
| < High school | 118,597 | (27.25) | 19,243 | (27.00) | 23,285 | (23.43) |
| HS grad | 133,645 | (30.71) | 22,547 | (31.63) | 30,072 | (30.26) |
| Some college | 95,892 | (22.03) | 15,911 | (22.32) | 23,505 | (23.65) |
| College graduate | 35,622 | (8.19) | 5,644 | (7.92) | 9,170 | (9.23) |
| College grad+ | 39,109 | (8.99) | 6,255 | (8.78) | 10,508 | (10.57) |
| Health Characteristics-Current Smoker? | ||||||
| Yes (every day or some days) | 40,689 | (9.35) | 10,532 | (14.78) | 8,773 | (8.83) |
| Not at all | 337,129 | (77.47) | 47,259 | (66.30) | 80,255 | (80.74) |
| DK/missing | 57,375 | (13.18) | 13,485 | (18.92) | 10,367 | (10.43) |
| Performance Measures4 | Mean Scores | Mean Scores | Mean Scores | |||
| Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) | 40.12 | 41.37 | 38.35 | |||
| Mental Component Summary Score (MCS) | 50.96 | 52.13 | 50.59 | |||
1: Individuals not linked to SEER, no self-report of cancer and lived in SEER area at the time of MHOS survey.
2: Individuals with MHOS survey before their first cancer diagnosis.
3: Individuals with the first survey after any cancer diagnosis.
4: Overall, 99.5% of people in the sample have PCS12 and MCS12 scores.
Note: Respondents are counted once in the table.
P value ≤ .0001 from the Chi-Square statistics on demographic characteristics by cancer status.