Table 9c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers,a by education, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high schoolb |
High school graduateb |
At least some collegeb |
| Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
|
185.8 |
0.2 |
158.9 |
1.1 |
130.6 |
0.6 |
68.0 |
0.3 |
| Age, not age adjusted |
25-44 |
21.8 |
0.2 |
32.6 |
0.7 |
29.8 |
0.4 |
15.4 |
0.2 |
| 45-64 |
207.2 |
0.5 |
355.2 |
2.6 |
275.7 |
1.3 |
137.8 |
0.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
227.7 |
0.4 |
188.0 |
1.7 |
147.8 |
0.9 |
67.1 |
0.5 |
| Female |
157.4 |
0.3 |
131.4 |
1.5 |
116.9 |
0.8 |
68.4 |
0.5 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b Education data are for persons ages 25-64 only.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.
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