Table 9c
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers,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 |
190.1 |
0.3 |
157.9 |
1.0 |
135.3 |
0.6 |
70.4 |
0.3 |
| Age, not age adjusted |
25-44 |
22.9 |
0.2 |
32.1 |
0.7 |
32.2 |
0.4 |
15.9 |
0.2 |
| 45-64 |
211.8 |
0.6 |
355.7 |
2.4 |
283.5 |
1.3 |
140.6 |
0.7 |
| Gender |
Female |
160.9 |
0.3 |
133.6 |
1.4 |
119.8 |
0.7 |
71.3 |
0.5 |
| Male |
233.3 |
0.4 |
182.4 |
1.5 |
156.0 |
0.9 |
69.1 |
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.
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