Table 12c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for colorectal cancera, by education, United States, 2002 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high schoolb |
High school graduateb |
At least some collegeb |
|---|
| Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
Total |
19.7 |
0.1 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
12.1 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
25-44 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
| 45-64 |
19.5 |
0.2 |
24.3 |
0.5 |
25.6 |
0.4 |
14.0 |
0.2 |
| Gender |
Female |
16.7 |
0.1 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
0.2 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
| Male |
23.7 |
0.1 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
15.1 |
0.3 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
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.
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