Table 1.

Characteristics of long-term cancer survivors and comparison subjects

Characteristic	Noncancer comparisons, % (n = 5,808)	Long-term cancer survivors, % (n = 968)	P*
Age, y			1.000^†
18-34	10.4	10.4
35-49	22.4	22.4
50-64	28.9	28.9
≥65	38.2	38.2
Sex			1.000^†
Males	31.7	31.7
Females	68.3	68.3
Social marital status			0.807
Married	55.3	54.9
Not married	44.7	45.1
Highest education level			0.932^‡
Tertiary qualification	21.7	21.3
Year 11/12	19.1	19.0
Year 10 or below	56.9	57.5
Not stated	2.3	2.2
Employment status			0.434
Employed full time	27.0	24.8
Employed part time	15.3	16.7
Unemployed	2.1	2.0
Not in labor force	55.7	56.5
Weekly household income			0.085^‡
$0−199	6.9	6.9
$200-399	29.8	30.1
$400−799	19.6	23.2
$800-1,199	11.9	9.5
$1,200−1,799	9.0	8.5
$≥1,800	5.7	5.6
Not stated	17.2	16.2
Private health insurance			0.163^‡
Yes	50.6	53.1
No	49.3	46.8
Unknown	0.1	0.1
Locality			0.156
Major city	65.1	61.9
Inner regional	22.3	24.1
Other	12.7	14.1
Long-term comorbidities by major disease grouping
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs	2.4	4.2	0.002
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases	17.2	19.2	0.128
Mental and behavioral problems	10.5	13.2	0.013
Diseases of the circulatory system	35.6	38.7	0.064
Diseases of the respiratory system	33.4	39.2	0.001
Diseases of the digestive system	11.5	16.1	<0.001
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	51.5	58.6	<0.001
No. selected long-term comorbid disease groups			<0.001
None	20.5	13.5
One or two	56.2	56.2
Three or more	23.3	30.3

↵* All P values are for two-sided χ² test.
↵† Cancer survivors and the comparison group were matched by 5-year age group and sex.
↵‡ χ² test excludes “not stated” or “unknown” response categories.