Table 11c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer,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 |
|
24.4 |
0.1 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
24.7 |
0.4 |
18.4 |
0.3 |
| Age, not age adjusted |
25-44 |
6.9 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
0.3 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
| 45-64 |
40.3 |
0.3 |
41.1 |
1.2 |
47.7 |
0.8 |
34.3 |
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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