2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report, Appendix D: Data Tables. Table 9c

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Table 9c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year for prostate 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	27.9	0.2	3.9	0.2	4.1	0.1	2.3	0.1
Age (not age adjusted)	25-44	0.1	0.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age (not age adjusted)	45-64	7.4	0.2	10.6	0.5	9.6	0.3	5.2	0.2

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

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

^* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

Key: SE: Standard error.

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