Table 1_4

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Table 1_4_3.2c
Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year,^a by education,^b United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		52.6	0.1	56.0	0.7	39.4	0.3	14.2	0.2
Age, not age adjusted	25–44	2.9	0.1	6.6	0.3	4.8	0.2	1.4	0.1
Age, not age adjusted	45–64	60.4	0.3	132.3	1.6	88.9	0.8	31.9	0.4
Gender	Male	69.0	0.2	71.8	1.1	48.1	0.6	16.3	0.3
Gender	Female	40.5	0.2	40.8	0.8	31.7	0.4	12.1	0.2

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.

^b Education data are for persons ages 25–64 years only. Total of 31 reporting States (not including the District of Columbia).

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.