Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer,a by education, United States, 2003 |
| Total | Less than high schoolb | High school graduateb | At least some collegeb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | |
| Total | 25.3 | 0.1 | 22.3 | 0.6 | 25.5 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 0.2 | |
| Age, not age adjusted | 25-44 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| 45-64 | 41.2 | 0.3 | 44.5 | 1.2 | 49.1 | 0.7 | 35.0 | 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.