TABLE 6.
Mortality from cancer by sociodemographic characteristics for non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black adults aged 25 years or older in the 1986–2000 NHIS* Linked Mortality Files†
Public use (deaths = 28,709) |
Restricted use (deaths = 28,679) |
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Hazard ratio‡ | 95% confidence interval | Hazard ratio‡ | 95% confidence interval | |
Age in years | 1.07 | 1.07, 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.07, 1.08 |
Sex | ||||
Women | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Men | 1.57 | 1.53, 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.55, 1.63 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Non-Hispanic Black | 1.17 | 1.13, 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.13, 1.22 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Widowed | 0.86 | 0.83, 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.84, 0.91 |
Divorced/separated | 1.29 | 1.24, 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.23, 1.35 |
Never married | 0.92 | 0.87, 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.89, 0.99 |
Educational level | ||||
Less than high school | 1.36 | 1.31, 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.32, 1.42 |
High school/GED* | 1.24 | 1.20, 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.20, 1.29 |
More than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Region | ||||
Northeast | 1.08 | 1.04, 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.04, 1.13 |
Midwest | 1.04 | 1.00, 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.00, 1.09 |
South | 1.09 | 1.05, 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.05, 1.14 |
West | 1.00 | 1.00 |
NHIS, National Health Interview Survey (n = 802,387); GED, general equivalency diploma (a certificate representing the equivalent of a high-school diploma).
Mortality follow-up was through December 31, 2002.
Estimated from a Cox proportional hazards model.