Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast 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 | 25.6 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 0.5 | 26.0 | 0.3 | 19.3 | 0.2 |
| Age (not age adjusted) | 25-44 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| 45-64 | 41.4 | 0.3 | 37.6 | 0.9 | 49.4 | 0.7 | 35.9 | 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.