Table 2.

Median Survival (in Months, with 95% Confidence Intervals) of Head and Neck Cancer Patients in the California Cancer Registry between 1988 – 2007 Based on Tumor Site and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status

Neighborhood SES	Oral Cavity		Oropharynx		Hypopharnyx/Larynx		Nasopharynx
	Low (1-3)	High (4-5)	Low (1-3)	High (4-5)	Low (1-3)	High (4-5)	Low (1-3)	High (4-5)
(Statewide Quintiles)	N=8961	N=6468	N=8142	N=6242	N=12456	N=7277	N=2286	N=1712
Overall	38.1 (35.5–40.1)	62.4 (59.1–66.7)	36.7 (34.4–38.8)	85.4 (79.2–91.3)	49.3 (47.3–51.5)	74.6 (71.2–77.9)	61.3 (55.9–70.2)	100.9 (88.7–115-7)
Male	36.1 (33.6–39.2)	60.8 (56.3–65.6)	38.9 (36.7–42.0)	97.2 (90.4–104.4)	49.6 (47.3–52.0)	76.9 (72.9–81.8)	56.3 (50.5–64.8)	109.7 (88.1–134.6)
Female	40.2 (36.7–44.9)	65.5 (59.7–72.3)	28.0 (24.6–33.1)	53.4 (45.7–64.5)	48.6 (44.2–53.3)	61.8 (53.1–72.2)	76.1 (61.1–91.4)	94.8 (75.5–108.3)