Table 1.
Number of childhood cancer cases in Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Chambers, Fort Bend, Waller, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1995–2004, with geocodable address at diagnosis, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and cSES [n (%)].
| Characteristic | All leukemia (n = 670) | ALL (n = 510) | AML (n = 92) | Hodgkin’s disease (n = 146) | NHL (n = 137) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| < 5 | 309 (46.1) | 244 (47.8) | 37 (40.2) | 4 (2.7) | 28 (20.4) |
| 5–9 | 146 (21.8) | 127 (24.9) | 13 (14.1) | 12 (8.2) | 39 (28.5) |
| 10–14 | 116 (17.3) | 85 (16.7) | 15 (16.3) | 41 (28.1) | 25 (18.3) |
| 15–19 | 99 (14.8) | 54 (10.6) | 27 (29.4) | 89 (61.0) | 45 (32.8) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 364 (54.3) | 274 (53.7) | 52 (56.5) | 93 (63.7) | 97 (70.8) |
| Female | 306 (45.7) | 236 (46.3) | 40 (43.5) | 53 (36.3) | 40 (29.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 265 (39.6) | 198 (38.8) | 36 (39.1) | 64 (43.8) | 71 (51.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 57 (8.5) | 38 (7.5) | 15 (16.3) | 30 (20.6) | 15 (11.0) |
| Hispanic | 315 (47.0) | 249 (48.8) | 37 (40.2) | 41 (28.1) | 43 (31.4) |
| Other | 33 (4.9) | 25 (4.9) | 4 (4.4) | 11 (7.5) | 8 (5.8) |
| cSESa | |||||
| 1 (low) | 142 (21.2) | 107 (21.0) | 24 (26.1) | 30 (20.5) | 19 (13.9) |
| 2 | 139 (20.7) | 113 (22.2) | 16 (17.4) | 29 (19.9) | 30 (21.9) |
| 3 | 152 (22.7) | 109 (21.4) | 22 (23.9) | 32 (21.9) | 34 (24.8) |
| 4 (high) | 237 (35.4) | 181 (35.5) | 30 (32.6) | 55 (37.7) | 54 (39.4) |
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Contains information from the following factors: percent high school diploma, percent professional degree, median household income, median house value, median rent, and percent below poverty. We categorized cSES into quartiles based on its distribution in Texas.