Table 8c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancersa, 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 |
193.5 |
0.3 |
136.0 |
0.8 |
136.8 |
0.5 |
72.5 |
0.3 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
25-44 |
23.5 |
0.2 |
29.5 |
0.5 |
32.9 |
0.4 |
16.5 |
0.2 |
| 45-64 |
214.5 |
0.6 |
303.8 |
1.9 |
284.4 |
1.2 |
142.9 |
0.6 |
| Gender |
Female |
163.1 |
0.3 |
114.6 |
1.1 |
122.9 |
0.7 |
73.0 |
0.4 |
| Male |
238.9 |
0.4 |
158.6 |
1.3 |
155.4 |
0.8 |
71.6 |
0.4 |
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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