Table 12c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for lung 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 |
54.1 |
0.1 |
58.8 |
0.6 |
41.0 |
0.3 |
15.0 |
0.1 |
| Age, not age adjusted |
25-44 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
| 45-64 |
63.1 |
0.3 |
142.1 |
1.5 |
92.7 |
0.7 |
32.7 |
0.3 |
| Gender |
Female |
41.3 |
0.2 |
43.2 |
0.8 |
31.5 |
0.4 |
13.1 |
0.2 |
| Male |
71.7 |
0.2 |
74.1 |
1.0 |
53.2 |
0.5 |
16.9 |
0.2 |
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.
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