Prevalence and correlates of job and insurance problems among young breast cancer survivors within 18 months of diagnosis

Table 2 Employment and Insurance Related-Problems as a Result of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Job Problems^aRelated to Cancer Diagnosis or Treatment (N = 516)	N^b	n	%
Any job related problem^c	516	205	39.7
Believed they could not change jobs for fear of losing their health insurance	514	180	35.0
Lost health insurance	515	4	0.8
Fired or laid off from job	516	12	2.3
Demoted	513	5	1.0
Denied a promotion	514	13	2.5
Denied a wage increase	514	22	4.3
Had work responsibilities limited unnecessarily	514	20	3.9
Insurance Problems Related to Cancer Diagnosis or Treatment (N = 708)
Any insurance related problem^c	707	190	26.8
Denied health insurance	705	18	2.6
Health insurance rates increased	703	30	4.3
Had a health benefit payment denied	702	104	14.8
Had trouble changing from group health to individual health insurance	685	20	2.9
Life insurance rates increased	690	10	1.4
Denied life insurance	702	80	11.4

^aOnly includes participants who were employed for pay full- or part-time
^bNot all participants answered all questions
^cParticipants could report more than one job-related or insurance-related problem

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