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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Manag Pract. 2016 Sep-Oct;22(5):452–460. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000349

Table 2. Funding by Source and Distribution of Expenditure on Core and Advanced Registry Activities by Fiscal Year, National Program of Cancer Registries.

NPCR Registries (n =40)a,b

2009 2010 2011 Average
Funding amount ($)
 Total funding received 1 147 004 1 149 302 1 167 118 1 154 475
Share of funding (%)
 NPCR 59.56% 60.34% 62.23% 60.71%
 Other federal funds 1.17% 0.70% 0.48% 0.78%
 Nonfederal funds 39.27% 38.96% 37.29% 38.51%
Registry activities (%)
 Core 93.41% 92.57% 93.07% 93.01%
 Advanced 6.59% 7.43% 6.93% 6.99%
Cost per case ($)
 Core $54.19 $57.08 $58.30 $56.52
 Advanced $3.82 $4.58 $4.34 $4.25
 All activities (total) $58.01 $61.66 $62.64 $60.77

Abbreviation:NPCR, National Program of Cancer Registries.

a

Excludes the Pacific Regional Central Cancer Registry. Registry did not report cases diagnosed in 2006 and is still ramping up case reporting. Low case volume distorts cost per case calculations.

b

Excludes NPCR registries that also receive Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results funding: California (San Francisco-Oakland, San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles), Georgia (Atlanta), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (Detroit), New Jersey, and Washington (Seattle-Puget Sound).