Table 3.
Women's census tract median income and facility characteristics by race/ethnicity among early stage breast cancer female Medicare beneficiaries with a mastectomy (N = 17,958) from 2005-2009
| Caucasian (N = 15,404) | African American (N = 1,484) | Other β(N = 1,070) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's characteristics | N (column%) | ||
| Median income | |||
| Quartile 4 (> = $59,450) | 3,953 (25.9) | 134 (9.1) | 361 (34.0) |
| Quartile 3 ($44,000-$59,449) | 3,962 (26.0) | 221 (15.0) | 278 (26.2) |
| Quartile 2 ($33,750-43,999) | 3,917 (25.7) | 306 (20.7) | 207 (19.5) |
| Quartile 1 (<$33,750) | 3,422 (22.4) | 815 (55.2) | 215 (20.3) |
| Facility characteristics α | |||
| Urban/Rural | |||
| Urban | 13,038 (86.4) | 1,303 (89.3) | 988 (94.1) |
| Rural | 2058 (13.6) | 156 (10.7) | 62 (5.9) |
| Teaching hospital | |||
| No | 8,115 (52.9) | 574 (38.8) | 498 (46.9) |
| Yes | 7,223 (47.1) | 905 (61.2) | 563 (53.1) |
| NCI cancer center | |||
| No | 14,858 (96.5) | 1,433 (96.6) | 1,010 (94.4) |
| Yes | 546 (3.5) | 51 (3.4) | 60 (5.6) |
| Cooperative oncology group | |||
| No | 7,386 (48.0) | 759 (51.2) | 536 (50.1) |
| Yes | 8,018 (52.0) | 725 (48.8) | 534 (49.9) |
| Disproportionate share hospital | |||
| No | 3,629 (23.8) | 173 (11.7) | 149 (14.1) |
| Yes | 11,620 (76.2) | 1,306 (88.3) | 911 (85.9) |
| Breast cancer surgery volume | |||
| Quartile 4 (36+) | 4,070 (26.5) | 376 (25.4) | 228 (21.4) |
| Quartile 3 (19-35) | 4,009 (26.1) | 323 (21.8) | 241 (22.7) |
| Quartile 2 (9-18) | 3,930 (25.6) | 393 (26.6) | 287 (27.0) |
| Quartile 1 (1-8) | 3,329 (21.7) | 388 (26.2) | 308 (29.0) |
αMissing (N): Median Income (167); Facility's Urban/Rural (353); Teaching Hospital (80); Disproportionate Share Hospital (170); Breast Cancer Surgery Volume (76).
βOther includes Hispanic, Asian, Native American and Other.