Table 4. Differences in the proportion of cancer stages according to socioeconomic status (type of insurance and income level).
| Variables | Total | Males | Females | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level income | Highest (1–6) | Middle (7–10) | Lowest (11) | Highest (1–6) | Middle (7–10) | Lowest (11) | Highest (1–6) | Middle (7–10) | Lowest (11) | ||
| SEER | |||||||||||
| 1 Localized | 41,606 (45.6) | 17,634 (43.0) | 4,019 (44.0) | 32,257 (45.8) | 13,474 (42.5) | 2,645 (44.6) | 9,349 (44.9) | 4,160 (44.8) | 1,374 (42.9) | ||
| 2 Regional | 21,680 (23.8) | 10,145 (24.8) | 1,846 (20.2) | 17,227 (24.5) | 8,121 (25.6) | 1,198 (20.2) | 4,453 (21.4) | 2,024 (21.8) | 648 (20.2) | ||
| 7 Distant | 13,916 (15.3) | 6,760 (16.5) | 1,217 (13.3) | 10,534 (15.0) | 5,177 (16.3) | 772 (13.0) | 3,382 (16.3) | 1,583 (17.0) | 445 (13.9) | ||
| 9 Unknown | 13,992 (15.3) | 6,453 (15.7) | 2,059 (22.5) | 16,509 (23.5) | 16,509 (23.5) | 16,509 (23.5) | 3,622 (17.4) | 1,523 (16.4) | 737 (23.0) | ||
| Total | 91,194 (100.0) | 40,992 (100.0) | 9,141 (100.0) | 70,388 (100.0) | 31,702 (100.0) | 5,937 (100.0) | 20,806 (100.0) | 9,290 (100.0) | 3,204 (100.0) | ||
| Type of insurance | Self-employed subscribers, as well as dependents | Employee subscribers, as well as dependents | Medical aid subscribers, as well as dependents | Self-employed subscribers, as well as dependents | Employee subscribers, as well as dependents | Medical aid subscribers, as well as dependents | Self-employed subscribers, as well as dependents | Employee subscribers, as well as dependents | Medical aid subscribers, as well as dependents | ||
| SEER | |||||||||||
| 1 Localized | 26,133 (43.5) | 33,896 (45.9) | 4,019 (44.0) | 20,334 (43.2) | 25,997 (46.1) | 2,645 (44.6) | 5,799 (44.8) | 7,899 (45.0) | 1,374 (42.9) | ||
| 2 Regional | 14,920 (24.9) | 17,340 (23.5) | 1,846 (20.2) | 12,120 (25.7) | 13,575 (24.1) | 1,198 (20.2) | 2,800 (21.6) | 3,765 (21.5) | 648 (20.2) | ||
| 7 Distant | 9,728 (16.2) | 11,233 (15.2) | 1,217 (13.3) | 7,592 (16.1) | 8,338 (14.8) | 772 (13.0) | 2,136 (16.5) | 2,895 (16.5) | 445 (13.9) | ||
| 9 Unknown | 9,271 (15.4) | 11,457 (15.5) | 2,059 (22.5) | 7,057 (15.0) | 8,468 (15.0) | 1,322 (22.3) | 2,214 (17.1) | 2,989 (17.0) | 737 (23.0) | ||
| Total | 60,052 (100.0) | 73,926 (100.0) | 9,141 (100.0) | 47,103 (100.0) | 56,378 (100.0) | 5,937 (100.0) | 12,949 (100.0) | 17,548 (100.0) | 3,204 (100.0) | ||
Values are presented as numbers (%).
SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and the End Results.