Table 6.
Survival proportions and median cause-specific survival time for male lung and bronchus cancer patients by detailed occupation status: Florida Cancer Data System (1981–2014).
| Occupation | N | Survival proportions (%) with 95% confidence interval | Median survival (years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||
| All patients | 210,541 | 44.6 (44.4–44.8) | 27.4 (27.3–27.6) | 23.8 (23.6–24.0) | 20.9 (20.7–21.0) | 0.1 (–) |
| All firefighters | 761 | 54.5 (50.9–58.0) | 34.8 (31.5–38.2) | 29.7 (26.5–33.0) | 26.3 (23.2–29.5) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Career | 604 | 55.0 (50.9–58.8) | 35.8 (32.0–39.6) | 30.3 (26.7–34.0) | 26.2 (22.7–29.8) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Volunteer | 157 | 52.9 (44.8–60.3) | 31.2 (24.1–38.5) | 27.4 (20.7–34.5) | 26.6 (20.0–33.7) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| All non-firefighters | 209,780 | 44.6 (44.4–44.8) | 27.4 (27.2–27.6) | 23.8 (23.6–24.0) | 20.9 (20.7–21.0) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| White collar | 8,818 | 52.7 (51.6–53.7) | 33.3 (32.3–34.3) | 28.0 (27.1–28.9) | 23.5 (22.6–24.4) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Blue collar | 10,899 | 47.9 (47.0–48.8) | 28.9 (28.1–29.8) | 24.6 (23.8–25.4) | 20.6 (19.9–21.4) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Service | 1,880 | 50.1 (47.8–52.3) | 30.8 (28.7–32.9) | 26.0 (24.1–28.0) | 21.9 (20.0–23.8) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Others/unknown | 188,183 | 44.0 (43.7–44.2) | 27.0 (26.8–27.2) | 23.5 (23.3–23.7) | 20.7 (20.5–20.9) | 0.1 (NE–NE) |
Survival estimates are based on incidence cases from 1981 to 2014 with passive follow-up up to 31 December 2019 for determining vital status.
NE, not estimable.