Table 6. Area deprivation and education interrelationship: age adjusted relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) by cancer and sex, Scotland 1991–2006.
| Female | Males | ||||||
| RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | ||||
| All cancer | Deprived area: no education | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.30 |
| Deprived area: diploma or higher education | 0.93 | 0.81 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 1.19 | |
| Affluent area: no education | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.21 | |
| Affluent area: diploma or higher education | Reference | Reference | |||||
| Lung cancer | Deprived area: no education | 2.62 | 1.97 | 3.49 | 3.65 | 2.87 | 4.63 |
| Deprived area: diploma or higher education | 1.27 | 0.74 | 2.20 | 2.04 | 1.31 | 3.20 | |
| Affluent area: no education | 1.77 | 1.33 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 1.85 | 3.00 | |
| Affluent area: diploma or higher education | Reference | Reference | |||||
| UADT cancer | Deprived area: no education | 1.64 | 1.09 | 2.49 | 2.10 | 1.55 | 2.84 |
| Deprived area: diploma or higher education | 1.18 | 0.53 | 2.61 | 1.80 | 1.02 | 3.18 | |
| Affluent area: no education | 1.21 | 0.80 | 1.85 | 1.75 | 1.29 | 2.38 | |
| Affluent area: diploma or higher education | Reference | Reference | |||||
Source: Scottish Longitudinal Study.