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Demographic Characteristics for MHOS (1998-2014) Respondents (Age 65+) with Completed Survey Before or After Their First Cancer Diagnosis, and Those Without Cancer
| Demographic Characteristics | Non-Cancer1 (N=355,162) |
Survey before Cancer Diagnosis2 (N=57,811) |
Survey after Cancer Diagnosis3 (N=78,908) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Age at Survey | ||||||
| 65-74 | 205,872 | (57.97) | 35,149 | (60.80) | 37,753 | (47.84) |
| 75-84 | 116,454 | (32.79) | 19,256 | (33.31) | 31,430 | (39.83) |
| 85+ | 32,836 | (9.25) | 3,406 | (5.89) | 9,725 | (12.32) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 140,125 | (39.45) | 29,198 | (50.51) | 39,047 | (49.48) |
| Female | 215,037 | (60.55) | 28,613 | (49.49) | 39,861 | (50.52) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| NH Unknown | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NH White | 240,887 | (67.82) | 43,544 | (75.32) | 59,102 | (74.90) |
| NH Asian or Pacific Islander | 32,481 | (9.15) | 3,641 | (6.30) | 5,233 | (6.63) |
| NH Black or African American | 30,887 | (8.70) | 4,681 | (8.10) | 6,341 | (8.04) |
| Hispanic | 41,523 | (11.69) | 4,536 | (7.85) | 6,182 | (7.83) |
| NH American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1,715 | (0.48) | 306 | (0.53) | 359 | (0.45) |
| NH Another race or multi-race | 7,652 | (2.15) | 1,103 | (1.91) | 1,691 | (2.14) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Unknown | 8,796 | (2.48) | 1,426 | (2.47) | 1,959 | (2.48) |
| Married | 188,530 | (53.08) | 33,179 | (57.39) | 43,837 | (55.55) |
| Divorced/separated | 45,842 | (12.91) | 6,700 | (11.59) | 9,465 | (11.99) |
| Widowed | 99,293 | (27.96) | 14,720 | (25.46) | 21,040 | (26.66) |
| Single/never married | 12,701 | (3.58) | 1,786 | (3.09) | 2,607 | (3.30) |
| Income | ||||||
| Unknown | 75,546 | (21.27) | 11,970 | (20.71) | 15,977 | (20.25) |
| Less than $10K | 45,136 | (12.71) | 6,201 | (10.73) | 8,210 | (10.40) |
| $10K to $19,999 | 75,423 | (21.24) | 12,327 | (21.32) | 15,885 | (20.13) |
| $20K to $49,999 | 113,913 | (32.07) | 19,976 | (34.55) | 27,598 | (34.97) |
| $50K to $79,999 | 28,075 | (7.90) | 4,634 | (8.02) | 6,906 | (8.75) |
| $80K+ | 17,069 | (4.81) | 2,703 | (4.68) | 4,332 | (5.49) |
| Education | ||||||
| Unknown | 9,314 | (2.62) | 1,314 | (2.27) | 2,117 | (2.68) |
| < High school | 99,953 | (28.14) | 16,017 | (27.71) | 19,260 | (24.41) |
| HS grad | 111,583 | (31.42) | 18,334 | (31.71) | 24,440 | (30.97) |
| Some college | 76,770 | (21.62) | 12,792 | (22.13) | 18,314 | (23.21) |
| College graduate | 27,722 | (7.81) | 4,453 | (7.70) | 6,894 | (8.74) |
| College grad+ | 29,820 | (8.40) | 4,901 | (8.48) | 7,883 | (9.99) |
| Health Characteristics-Current Smoker? | ||||||
| Yes (every day or some days) | 33,229 | (9.36) | 8,616 | (14.90) | 7,060 | (8.95) |
| Not at all | 265,214 | (74.67) | 36,969 | (63.95) | 61,913 | (78.46) |
| DK/missing | 56,719 | (15.97) | 12,226 | (21.15) | 9,935 | (12.59) |
| Performance Measures4 | Mean Scores | Mean Scores | Mean Scores | |||
| Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) | 39.91 | 41.22 | 38.08 | |||
| Mental Component Summary Score (MCS) | 51.34 | 52.29 | 50.94 | |||
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, 99.4% 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.
Last Updated: 10 Jan 2018