TABLE 2—

Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Tumor Characteristics of 888 Women Enrolled in Medicaid and Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer, by Duration of Enrollment Before Diagnosis: California, 1996–1999

	Enrolled in Month of Diagnosis (n = 142)	Enrolled 1–11 Months Before Diagnosis (n = 210)	Enrolled in All 12 Months Before Diagnosis (n = 536)
SEER summary stage, no. (%a)*
Localized	41 (28.9)	105 (50.0)	291 (54.3)
Regional	62 (43.7)	83 (39.5)	181 (33.8)
Distant/unknown	39 (27.5)	22 (10.5)	64 (11.9)
Stage at diagnosis, no. (%a)*
Early	41 (28.9)	105 (50.0)	291 (54.3)
Late/unknown	101 (71.1)	105 (50.0)	245 (45.7)
Socioeconomic status quintile,b no. (%a)
1 (lowest)	57 (40.1)	100 (47.6)	267 (49.8)
2	40 (28.2)	46 (21.9)	140 (26.1)
3	22 (15.5)	34 (16.2)	76 (14.2)
4	11 (7.8)	17 (8.1)	38 (7.1)
5 (highest)	12 (8.5)	13 (6.2)	15 (2.8)
Race/ethnicity, no. (%a)*
Non-Hispanic White	48 (33.8)	75 (35.7)	184 (34.3)
Non-Hispanic Black	7 (4.9)	23 (11.0)	95 (17.7)
Hispanic	73 (51.4)	90 (42.9)	184 (34.3)
Non-Hispanic Asian	13 (9.2)	12 (5.7)	44 (8.2)
Non-Hispanic Vietnamese	1 (0.7)	10 (4.8)	29 (5.4)
Age at diagnosis, mean ±SD	46.1 ±9.5	41.7 ±9.7	41.5 ±10.4
Age at diagnosis, y, no. (%a)*
15–29	3 (2.1)	20 (9.5)	63 (11.8)
30–39	37 (26.1)	70 (33.3)	186 (34.7)
40–49	51 (35.9)	78 (37.1)	168 (31.3)
50–59	35 (24.7)	33 (15.7)	86 (16.0)
60–64	16 (11.3)	9 (4.3)	33 (6.2)
Marital status, no. (%a)
Married	55 (38.7)	77 (36.7)	168 (31.3)
Not married	87 (61.3)	133 (63.3)	368 (68.7)
Histology, no. (%a)
Squamous	111 (78.2)	163 (77.6)	434 (81.0)
Adenocarcinoma	19 (13.4)	28 (13.3)	58 (10.8)
Adenosquamous	6 (4.2)	8 (3.8)	20 (3.7)
Other	6 (4.2)	11 (5.2)	24 (4.5)

Note. SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results. As a result of rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.

^aPercentage within Medicaid group.

^bOn the basis of 2000 census block-group-level quintiles.

*P <.001.