Table 12c Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for lung 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 |
|
53.2 |
0.1 |
58.1 |
0.7 |
40.2 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
0.2 |
Age, not age adjusted |
25-44 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
45-64 |
61.6 |
0.3 |
139.1 |
1.6 |
91.1 |
0.8 |
31.9 |
0.4 |
Gender |
Male |
70.1 |
0.2 |
74.7 |
1.1 |
50.9 |
0.5 |
16.5 |
0.2 |
Female |
40.9 |
0.2 |
41.9 |
0.8 |
31.2 |
0.4 |
12.4 |
0.2 |
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.