Table 3.
Overall incidence of lung cancer by Townsend Index quintiles and Mosaic Public Sector™ groups
| Lung ca events | Person-yrs at risk | Rate per 100, 000 p/y (95% CI) | Incidence rate ratios (95% CI) § | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend index of deprivation | ||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 2069 | 72.0 | 28.7 (27.5- 30.0) | 1.00 | ||
| 2 | 2243 | 61.4 | 36.5 (35.1- 38.1) | 1.20(1.12-1.27) | ||
| 3 | 2439 | 58.1 | 42.0 (40.4- 43.7) | 1.49(1.41-1.59) | ||
| 4 | 2653 | 51.4 | 51.7 (49.8- 53.7) | 1.86(1.75-1.98) | ||
| 5 (most deprived) | 2245 | 36.4 | 61.5 (59.1- 64.1) | 2.16 (2.02-2.31) | ||
| Missing | 484 | 14.0 | 34.5 (31.5- 37.7) | 1.29(1.14-1.46) | ||
| Mosaic Public Sector ™ group | ||||||
| A (Symbols of success) | 690 | 27.9 | 24.7 (23.0- 26.6) | 1.38(1.24-1.54) | ||
| B (Happy families) | 613 | 34.9 | 17.6 (16.2- 19.0) | 1.00 | ||
| C (Suburban comfort) | 1700 | 46.7 | 36.4 (34.7- 38.1) | 2.02(1.84-2.21) | ||
| D (Ties of community) | 1608 | 40.0 | 40.2 (38.2- 42.2) | 2.27(2.07-2.50) | ||
| E (Urban intelligence) | 233 | 11.4 | 20.5 (18.0- 23.3) | 1.28(1.10-1.49) | ||
| F (Welfare borderline) | 566 | 9.0 | 62.6 (57.6- 68.0) | 3.65(3.26-4.09) | ||
| G (Municipal dependency) | 1008 | 15.4 | 65.5 (61.6- 70.0) | 3.67(3.32-4.06) | ||
| H (Blue collar enterprise) | 1791 | 33.4 | 53.7 (51.2- 56.2) | 2.99(2.73-3.28) | ||
| I (Twilight subsistence) | 866 | 6.7 | 129.3 (121.0- 138.2) | 7.29(6.58-8.09) | ||
| J (Grey perspectives) | 1239 | 20.4 | 60.7 (57.4- 64.2) | 3.44(3.13-3.79) | ||
| K (Rural isolation) | 425 | 14.1 | 30.0 (27.3- 33.0) | 1.69(1.49-1.91) | ||
| 99 (Missing) | 1394 | 33.3 | 41.9 (39.8- 44.2) | 2.55(2.32-2.80) | ||
§ Townsend Index incidence rate ratios adjusted for age, sex and general practice
Mosaic Public Sector group incidence rate ratios adjusted for general practice