Table 1 Distributions of the study population characteristics overall and by cancer history status, NHIS 2013–2018
From: Residential mobility among adult cancer survivors in the United States
Variables | Overall (185,637, 100%) | With a history of cancer (19,105, 9.0%) | Without a history of cancer (166,532, 91.0%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted N | Weighted % | Unweighted N | Weighted % | Unweighted N | Weighted % | |
Neighborhood tenure (years) | ||||||
< 1 | 25,568 | 13.1 | 1279 | 6.4 | 24,289 | 13.7 |
1–3 | 39,048 | 20.9 | 2405 | 12.5 | 36,643 | 21.7 |
4–10 | 46,057 | 25.3 | 4028 | 20.7 | 42,029 | 25.8 |
11–20 | 32,886 | 19.3 | 3875 | 21.2 | 29,011 | 19.2 |
> 20 | 42,078 | 21.4 | 7518 | 39.2 | 34,560 | 19.6 |
Time since the 1st cancer diagnosis (years) | ||||||
< 1 | 1270 | 6.3 | ||||
1–3 | 2394 | 12.5 | ||||
4–10 | 4015 | 20.7 | ||||
11–20 | 3857 | 21.2 | ||||
> 20 | 7489 | 39.2 | ||||
Having changed neighborhoods after the 1st cancer diagnosis | ||||||
No | 13,754 | 74.4 | ||||
Yes | 5087 | 25.6 | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 83,589 | 48.2 | 7890 | 43.9 | 75,699 | 48.7 |
Female | 102,048 | 51.8 | 11,215 | 56.1 | 90,833 | 51.3 |
Race | ||||||
white only | 144,910 | 78.8 | 16,858 | 89.4 | 128,052 | 77.7 |
black only | 24,018 | 12.1 | 1391 | 6.3 | 22,627 | 12.7 |
AIAN only | 2033 | 1.0 | 114 | 0.5 | 1919 | 1.0 |
Asian only | 10,422 | 6.0 | 395 | 2.3 | 10,027 | 6.4 |
other | 4254 | 2.1 | 347 | 1.5 | 3907 | 2.1 |
Hispanic ethnicity | ||||||
No | 158,443 | 84.3 | 18,035 | 94.3 | 140,408 | 83.3 |
Yes | 27,194 | 15.7 | 1070 | 5.7 | 26,124 | 16.7 |
Education | ||||||
< high school | 24,605 | 12.5 | 2380 | 11.0 | 22,225 | 12.7 |
high school | 46,359 | 25.0 | 4851 | 25.3 | 41,508 | 25.0 |
> high school | 113,971 | 62.5 | 11,813 | 63.7 | 102,158 | 62.3 |
Marital status | ||||||
other | 103,677 | 47.1 | 10,157 | 39.3 | 93,520 | 47.9 |
Yes | 81,960 | 52.9 | 8948 | 60.7 | 73,012 | 52.1 |
Employment status | ||||||
Working | 107,570 | 61.8 | 6164 | 35.8 | 101,406 | 64.3 |
Looking for work | 7088 | 4.2 | 291 | 1.6 | 6797 | 4.4 |
Not working/ not looking for work | 70,906 | 34.1 | 12,644 | 62.6 | 58,262 | 31.3 |
Ratio of family income to the poverty threshold | ||||||
< 1 | 27,283 | 12.5 | 1972 | 8.4 | 25,311 | 12.9 |
1–1.99 | 34,205 | 18.1 | 3336 | 16.0 | 30,869 | 18.3 |
2–3.99 | 49,136 | 28.8 | 5224 | 29.5 | 43,912 | 28.7 |
≥ 4 | 61,987 | 40.7 | 6943 | 46.1 | 55,044 | 40.1 |
Health insurance coverage | ||||||
No | 21,367 | 11.7 | 644 | 3.5 | 20,723 | 12.5 |
Yes | 163,589 | 88.3 | 18,437 | 96.5 | 145,152 | 87.5 |
Residence region | ||||||
Northeast | 30,395 | 17.6 | 3291 | 17.8 | 27,104 | 17.6 |
Midwest | 40,667 | 22.4 | 4444 | 23.5 | 36,223 | 22.2 |
South | 66,267 | 36.6 | 6733 | 37.6 | 59,534 | 36.5 |
West | 48,308 | 23.4 | 4637 | 21.1 | 43,671 | 23.6 |
Nativity | ||||||
Otherwise | 31,407 | 18.6 | 1411 | 8.3 | 29,996 | 19.6 |
US born | 154,230 | 81.4 | 17,694 | 91.7 | 136,536 | 80.4 |
Family size | ||||||
1 | 64,372 | 19.6 | 7936 | 24.8 | 56,436 | 19.1 |
2 | 59,669 | 33.6 | 8222 | 50.3 | 51,447 | 32.0 |
≥ 3 | 61,596 | 46.8 | 2947 | 24.9 | 58,649 | 48.9 |
Having family members aged 65 and older | ||||||
No | 131,120 | 73.9 | 6957 | 40.3 | 124,163 | 77.3 |
Yes | 54,517 | 26.1 | 12,148 | 59.7 | 42,369 | 22.7 |
Having family members aged 18 and younger | ||||||
No | 132,183 | 65.3 | 16,995 | 85.4 | 115,188 | 63.3 |
Yes | 53,454 | 34.7 | 2110 | 14.6 | 51,344 | 36.7 |
People in neighborhood help each other | ||||||
Definitely agree | 72,301 | 39.4 | 8898 | 46.8 | 63,403 | 38.7 |
Somewhat agree | 75,271 | 43.2 | 6885 | 38.4 | 68,386 | 43.6 |
Somewhat disagree | 18,849 | 10.4 | 1589 | 8.6 | 17,260 | 10.5 |
Definitely disagree | 13,275 | 7.0 | 1254 | 6.2 | 12,021 | 7.1 |
There are people I can count on in this neighborhood | ||||||
Definitely agree | 89,638 | 49.0 | 11,088 | 58.5 | 78,550 | 48.0 |
Somewhat agree | 58,230 | 33.1 | 5035 | 27.8 | 53,195 | 33.7 |
Somewhat disagree | 17,309 | 9.6 | 1324 | 7.2 | 15,985 | 9.8 |
Definitely disagree | 15,412 | 8.3 | 1268 | 6.4 | 14,144 | 8.5 |
People in neighborhood can be trusted | ||||||
Definitely agree | 82,867 | 46.1 | 10,407 | 56.0 | 72,460 | 45.1 |
Somewhat agree | 65,350 | 37.3 | 5745 | 31.8 | 59,605 | 37.8 |
Somewhat disagree | 17,530 | 9.4 | 1293 | 6.8 | 16,237 | 9.6 |
Definitely disagree | 13,525 | 7.2 | 1088 | 5.4 | 12,437 | 7.4 |
This is a close-knit neighborhood | ||||||
Definitely agree | 52,150 | 28.3 | 6196 | 32.3 | 45,954 | 27.9 |
Somewhat agree | 63,194 | 36.0 | 6222 | 34.1 | 56,972 | 36.2 |
Somewhat disagree | 37,914 | 21.2 | 3611 | 19.6 | 34,303 | 21.3 |
Definitely disagree | 26,981 | 14.5 | 2657 | 14.0 | 24,324 | 14.6 |
Weighted measures | Mean | Median (IQR) | Mean | Median (IQR) | Mean | Median (IQR) |
Age (years) | ||||||
47.2 | 46.1 (31.2–60.5) | 64.5 | 65.5 (55.6–74.5) | 45.5 | 43.9 (30.0–58.2) | |
Perceived neighborhood social cohesion score | ||||||
12.2 | 12 (9.9–14.7) | 12.7 | 12.9 (10.5–15.0) | 12.1 | 11.9 (9.8–14.7) | |