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. 2009 May 5;117(8):1265–1271. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0800153

Table 1.

Summary of sociodemographic information on persons with known cancer status.

Internal analysis cohorts (complete EDA address information)
External analysis cohort (n = 5,052) Children and adults (n = 5,007) Adults with complete interview information (n = 3,081)
Demographic information [No. (%)] [No. (%)] [No. (%)]
Sex
 Male 2,437 (48.2) 2,419 (48.3) 1,459 (47.4)
 Female 2,615 (51.8) 2,588 (51.7) 1,622 (52.6)
Race
 White 4,766 (94.3) 4,730 (94.5) 2,935 (95.3)
 Nonwhite 272 (5.4) 266 (5.3) 246 (4.7)
 Missing information 14 (0.3) 11 (0.2)
Occupationally exposeda (365 missing) 1,934 (62.8)
Ever smoked (413 missing) 2,194 (71.2)
Ever used alcohol (421 missing) 2,283 (74.1)
Family history of cancer 1,002 (32.5)
a

Possible occupational exposure to carcinogens.