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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2015 Aug;40(4):633–641. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9978-8

Table 1.

MIRs for breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancers

Cancer Total
Under median household incomea
Over median household income
# of counties Mean ± SE p # of counties Mean ± SE p # of counties Mean ± SE p
Breast
No accessb 59 0.224 ± 0.007 0.021 26 0.247 ± 0.012 0.099 33 0.203 ± 0.008 0.082
Indirect accessc 564 0.206 ± 0.002 297 0.220 ± 0.004 267 0.193 ± 0.003
Direct accessd 989 0.204 ± 0.002 482 0.221 ± 0.003 507 0.187 ± 0.002
Cervix
No access 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA
Indirect access 13 0.423 ± 0.027 <0.001 6 0.507 ± 0.042 <0.001 7 0.337 ± 0.032 0.230
Direct access 221 0.318 ± 0.006 111 0.340 ± 0.010 110 0.297 ± 0.008
Colorectal
No access 102 0.389 ± 0.008 0.407 46 0.401 ± 0.013 0.702 56 0.379 ± 0.010 0.559
Indirect access 744 0.395 ± 0.003 387 0.408 ± 0.005 357 0.382 ± 0.004
Direct access 1,153 0.390 ± 0.002 566 0.404 ± 0.004 587 0.376 ± 0.003
Prostate
No access 35 0.188 ± 0.011 0.026 15 0.236 ± 0.018 0.120 20 0.150 ± 0.012 <0.001
Indirect access 458 0.193 ± 0.003 241 0.206 ± 0.005 217 0.181 ± 0.004
Direct access 890 0.183 ± 0.002 435 0.200 ± 0.003 455 0.165 ± 0.002

Bold values indicate statistical significant (p < 0.05)

MIR Mortality-to-Incidence Ratio, SE Standard Error, NA Data not available

a

Median household income: breast cancer $43,317; cervical cancer $51,645; colorectal cancer: $42,397; prostate cancer: $44,172

b

No FQHC delivery site both in the county and adjacent counties

c

No FQHC delivery site in the county, but any in adjacent counties

d

Any FQHC delivery sites in the county