Background
Methods
Data collection
Participants
Measures
Analytic methods
Data Years 2011–2012 (N = 5307) | Data Years 2011–2014 (N = 10,024) | |||||
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Source | N | Weighted % | 95% CI | N | Weighted % | 95% CI |
Internet | 3315 | 67.63 | 65.89–69.33 | 6353 | 68.72 | 67.35–70.05 |
Doctor/healthcare provider | 937 | 15.66 | 14.17–17.27 | 1798 | 15.26 | 14.21–16.37 |
Publications | 652 | 9.39 | 8.38–10.52 | 1138 | 8.89 | 8.12–9.72 |
Family/friends/co-workers | 235 | 4.95 | 4.17–5.87 | 444 | 4.97 | 4.32–5.72 |
Other | 72 | 0.99 | 0.66–1.47 | 108 | 0.85 | 0.63–1.15 |
Telephone service | 40 | 0.61 | 0.40–0.94 | 73 | 0.55 | 0.39–0.76 |
Cancer organization | 17 | 0.26 | 0.14–0.49 | 30 | 0.24 | 0.14–0.43 |
Library | 21 | 0.23 | 0.14–0.39 | 45 | 0.30 | 0.21–0.42 |
Complementary or alternative medicine practitioner | 18 | 0.28 | 0.15–0.50 | 35 | 0.23 | 0.14–0.36 |
Data Years 2011–2012 (n = 937) | Data Years 2011–2014 (n = 1789) | |||||
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N | Weighted % | 95% CI | N | Weighted % | 95% CI | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 385 | 43.16 | 38.56–47.88 | 742 | 45.42 | 41.98–48.91 |
Female | 531 | 53.81 | 48.90–58.64 | 1014 | 51.95 | 48.36–55.53 |
Missing | 21 | 3.03 | 1.26–7.13 | 42 | 2.63 | 1.48–4.63 |
Age | ||||||
18–45 | 150 | 28.62 | 24.00–33.74 | 271 | 29.20 | 25.50–33.21 |
46–64 | 347 | 34.66 | 30.46–39.11 | 675 | 34.03 | 31.09–37.11 |
65–75 | 241 | 18.14 | 15.47–21.16 | 441 | 16.49 | 14.69–18.47 |
76–99 | 179 | 14.71 | 12.44–17.30 | 345 | 15.08 | 13.26–17.09 |
Missing | 20 | 3.87 | 1.30–10.92 | 66 | 5.19 | 3.18–8.36 |
Rurality | ||||||
Yes | 21 | 2.32 | 1.37–3.91 | 39 | 2.34 | 1.47–3.69 |
No | 916 | 97.68 | 96.09–98.63 | 1759 | 97.66 | 96.31–98.53 |
Missing | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cancer history | ||||||
Yes | 186 | 13.50 | 11.36–15.96 | 364 | 13.45 | 11.87–15.20 |
No | 746 | 86.12 | 83.67–88.25 | 1413 | 84.98 | 83.01–86.75 |
Missing | 5 | 0.39 | 0.14–1.05 | 21 | 1.58 | 0.78–3.15 |
General health | ||||||
Excellent | 71 | 8.71 | 6.00–12.46 | 131 | 8.52 | 6.62–10.90 |
Very good | 302 | 31.08 | 26.58–35.96 | 578 | 32.06 | 28.84–35.46 |
Good | 347 | 34.63 | 30.25–39.27 | 655 | 36.73 | 33.29–40.32 |
Fair | 141 | 16.47 | 12.83–20.90 | 279 | 14.78 | 12.29–17.66 |
Poor | 52 | 6.48 | 3.58–11.45 | 98 | 5.04 | 3.34–7.53 |
Missing | 24 | 2.64 | 1.60–4.33 | 57 | 2.88 | 2.02–4.08 |
Income | ||||||
Less than $20,000 | 234 | 26.40 | 21.31–32.21 | 466 | 25.56 | 22.13–29.32 |
$20,000 to $49,999 | 258 | 27.10 | 22.54–32.21 | 485 | 26.57 | 23.31–30.11 |
$50 k or above | 311 | 34.14 | 29.91–38.65 | 577 | 34.25 | 31.15–37.49 |
Missing | 134 | 12.35 | 9.31–16.21 | 270 | 13.63 | 11.46–16.13 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
White, NH | 532 | 58.93 | 53.77–63.90 | 912 | 56.04 | 52.30–59.71 |
Black, NH | 143 | 9.18 | 7.13–11.73 | 290 | 10.64 | 8.58–13.14 |
Hispanic | 111 | 16.36 | 12.42–21.25 | 245 | 15.31 | 12.56–18.53 |
Other, NH | 63 | 6.74 | 4.44–10.10 | 111 | 5.63 | 4.12–7.63 |
Missing | 88 | 8.80 | 6.48–11.83 | 240 | 12.39 | 10.14–15.05 |
Education | ||||||
Less than high school | 118 | 23.11 | 17.99–29.16 | 239 | 20.42 | 17.14–24.15 |
High school graduate | 240 | 23.01 | 19.23–27.27 | 431 | 21.77 | 19.07–24.73 |
Some college | 292 | 31.83 | 27.26–36.79 | 570 | 31.00 | 27.57–34.65 |
College or above | 266 | 20.39 | 17.46–23.66 | 494 | 23.23 | 20.61–26.08 |
Missing | 21 | 1.67 | 0.97–2.86 | 64 | 3.57 | 2.52–5.04 |
Health insurance | ||||||
Yes | 855 | 86.04 | 80.79–90.02 | 1638 | 87.10 | 83.88–89.76 |
No | 65 | 10.74 | 7.54–15.08 | 122 | 9.76 | 7.53–12.57 |
Missing | 17 | 3.22 | 1.10–9.11 | 38 | 3.13 | 1.68–5.77 |
Veteran status | ||||||
Veteran | 139 | 11.45 | 9.04–14.39 | 264 | 11.52 | 9.68–13.67 |
Non-veteran | 735 | 80.64 | 76.31–84.34 | 1391 | 80.30 | 77.24–83.03 |
Missing | 63 | 7.91 | 5.27–11.72 | 143 | 8.18 | 6.24–10.64 |
Internet use | ||||||
Yes | 550 | 61.81 | 56.45–66.90 | 1042 | 61.36 | 57.74–64.85 |
No | 386 | 38.17 | 33.07–43.53 | 744 | 37.97 | 34.54–41.52 |
Missing | 1 | 0.03 | 0.00–0.19 | 12 | 0.67 | 0.24–1.91 |
Access to Internet | ||||||
Telephone line | 52 | 5.10 | 3.15–8.14 | 93 | 4.70 | 3.40–6.46 |
Broadband | 359 | 37.47 | 32.29–42.96 | 645 | 38.52 | 34.84–42.34 |
Cellular network | 166 | 22.29 | 17.49–27.95 | 370 | 25.37 | 21.81–29.29 |
Wireless network | 274 | 31.30 | 26.59–36.43 | 565 | 35.61 | 31.90–39.49 |
Missing | 12 | 5.12 | 1.58–15.31 | 27 | 3.77 | 1.62–8.50 |
Data Year | ||||||
2011 | 436 | 42.15 | 37.45–47.01 | 436 | 21.91 | 19.36–24.68 |
2012 | 501 | 57.85 | 52.99–62.55 | 501 | 30.06 | 26.64–33.72 |
2013 | – | – | – | 408 | 23.11 | 20.15–26.35 |
2014 | – | – | – | 453 | 24.92 | 21.87–28.25 |
Healthcare Provider N (weighted %) | Other Sources N (weighted %) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI), p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI), p-value | |
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Gender | ||||
Male | 742 (15.25) | 3005 (84.75) | – | – |
Female | 1014 (14.98) | 5080 (85.02) | 0.98 (0.83–1.16), 0.803 | 0.85 (0.67–1.07), 0.156 |
Age | ||||
18–45 | 271 (9.33) | 2766 (90.67) | – | – |
46–64 | 675 (15.28) | 3471 (84.72) | 1.75 (1.42–2.17), 0.000c | 1.62 (1.26–2.07), 0.000 c |
65–75 | 441 (25.50) | 1260 (74.50) | 3.33 (2.65–4.17), 0.000c | 2.15 (1.55–3.00), 0.000 c |
76–99 | 345 (38.87) | 525 (61.13) | 6.18 (4.81–7.94), 0.000c | 2.94 (2.08–4.17), 0.000 c |
Rurality | ||||
No | 1759 (15.17) | 8099 (84.83) | – | – |
Yes | 39 (20.18) | 127 (79.82) | 1.41 (0.79–2.53), 0.243 | 1.31 (0.65–2.64), 0.440 |
Cancer history | ||||
No | 1413 (14.23) | 7104 (85.77) | – | – |
Yes | 364 (24.64) | 1076 (75.36) | 1.97 (1.66–2.34), 0.000c | 1.19 (0.94–1.51), 0.149 |
General health | ||||
Excellent | 131 (10.74) | 1006 (89.26) | – | – |
Very good | 578 (13.07) | 3031 (86.93) | 1.25 (0.90–1.73), 0.177 | 1.04 (0.71–1.52), 0.851 |
Good | 655 (15.76) | 2912 (84.24) | 1.56 (1.13–2.14), 0.007b | 0.95 (0.65–1.39), 0.794 |
Fair | 279 (20.65) | 932 (79.35) | 2.16 (1.50–3.13), 0.000c | 0.96 (0.59–1.54), 0.854 |
Poor | 98 (35.98) | 184 (64.02) | 4.67 (2.55–8.55), 0.000c | 2.22 (0.77–6.43), 0.141 |
Income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 466 (23.06) | 1305 (76.94) | – | – |
$20,000 to $49,999 | 485 (16.21) | 2122 (83.79) | 0.65 (0.50–0.84), 0.001b | 0.87 (0.62–1.22), 0.427 |
$50 k or above | 577 (10.68) | 4019 (89.32) | 0.40 (0.32–0.50), 0.000c | 0.72 (0.51–1.02), 0.062 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
White, NH | 912 (13.02) | 5112 (86.98) | – | – |
Black, NH | 290 (17.14) | 1066 (82.86) | 1.38 (1.03–1.85), 0.029a | 1.46 (1.01–2.11), 0.043a |
Hispanic | 245 (19.97) | 946 (80.03) | 1.67 (1.28–2.18), 0.000c | 1.26 (0.90–1.75), 0.178 |
Other, NH | 111 (13.49) | 519 (86.51) | 1.04 (0.71–1.52), 0.833 | 1.24 (0.76–2.02), 0.380 |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 239 (35.60) | 409 (64.40) | – | – |
High school graduate | 431 (18.73) | 1289 (81.27) | 0.42 (0.30–0.57), 0.000c | 0.68 (0.42–1.11), 0.123 |
Some college | 570 (13.85) | 2465 (86.15) | 0.29 (0.22–0.39), 0.000c | 0.67 (0.41–1.10), 0.115 |
College or above | 494 (9.48) | 3895 (90.52) | 0.19 (0.14–0.25), 0.000c | 0.50 (0.29–0.865, 0.011a |
Health insurance | ||||
No | 122 (10.39) | 945 (89.61) | – | – |
Yes | 1638 (15.76) | 7179 (84.24) | 1.61 (1.17–2.21), 0.003b | 1.97 (1.28–3.04), 0.002b |
Veteran status | ||||
Non-veteran | 1391 (14.03) | 7079 (85.97) | – | – |
Veteran | 264 (19.05) | 866 (80.95) | 1.44 (1.15–1.82), 0.002 b | 1.05 (0.77–1.44), 0.742 |
Internet use | ||||
No | 744 (43.71) | 974 (56.29) | – | – |
Yes | 1042 (10.83) | 7214 (89.17) | 0.16 (0.13–0.19), 0.000c | 0.34 (0.25–0.46), 0.000c |
Data Year | ||||
2011 | 436 (13.62) | 2263 (86.38) | – | – |
2012 | 501 (17.58) | 2107 (82.42) | 1.35 (1.08–1.70), 0.010a | 1.22 (0.92–1.62), 0.157 |
2013 | 408 (14.84) | 1738 (85.16) | 1.11 (0.88–1.38), 0.383 | 0.95 (0.69–1.31), 0.737 |
2014 | 453 (14.86) | 2118 (85.14) | 1.11 (0.89–1.38), 0.368 | 1.14 (0.86–1.52), 0.358 |