2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report, Appendix D: Data Tables. Table 10c

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Table 10c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer^a, by education, United States, 2002

Population group		Total		Less than high school^b		High school graduate^b		At least some college^b
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total	Total	25.6	0.1	18.9	0.5	26.0	0.3	19.3	0.2
Age (not age adjusted)	25-44	7.4	0.1	6.3	0.4	9.8	0.3	6.1	0.2
Age (not age adjusted)	45-64	41.4	0.3	37.6	0.9	49.4	0.7	35.9	0.5

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b Education data are for persons age 25-64 years only.

Key: SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.