Table 2. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (%) of Female Patients According to Race/Ethnicity and Marital Status, California, Diagnosis Years 2000 Through 2009.
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| All, N = 389,697 | NHW, N = 260,529 | Black, N = 24,693 | Hispanic, N = 60,132 | API, N = 41,253 | ||||||
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| Unmarried, n = 191,059 | Married, n = 198,638 | Unmarried, n = 128,640 | Married, n = 131,889 | Unmarried, n = 16,789 | Married, n = 7904 | Unmarried, n = 28,413 | Married, n = 31,719 | Unmarried, n = 15,602 | Married, n = 25,651 | |
| Total percentage | 49 | 51 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 68 | 32 | 47.3 | 52.7 | 37.8 | 62.2 |
| Age at diagnosis, y | ||||||||||
| 18–29 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 30–39 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| 4CM9 | 9.5 | 16.6 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 18.3 | 14.3 | 23.4 | 11.3 | 22.2 |
| 50–59 | 16.5 | 25.6 | 15.1 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 26.3 | 18.8 | 26 | 17.4 | 28.3 |
| 60–69 | 20.1 | 25.1 | 19.9 | 26.6 | 23 | 26.6 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 22 |
| 70–79 | 24.6 | 19.4 | 25.9 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 16.8 | 21.3 | 13.7 | 24.4 | 15 |
| 80–-89 | 20.6 | 7.4 | 23.5 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 4.7 |
| ≥90 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Neighborhood (block group) SES (statewide quintile) | ||||||||||
| Q1 (low) | 16 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 33 | 23.1 | 32.9 | 28.3 | 12.7 | 8.6 |
| Q2 | 20 | 16.4 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 25 | 24.4 | 18.7 | 15.5 |
| Q3 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 20 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 19.4 |
| Q4 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 13.8 | 16 | 24.6 | 25 |
| Q5 (high) | 20 | 28.8 | 23.9 | 33.5 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 23.1 | 31.6 |
| Health insurance | ||||||||||
| None | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Private only | 41.4 | 61.2 | 43.4 | 62.1 | 40.3 | 62.1 | 34.1 | 57 | 39.8 | 61.5 |
| Medicare or Medicare and private | 17.4 | 13.8 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 6.3 |
| Any public, | 34.9 | 20.5 | 29.5 | 16.9 | 44 | 24.1 | 48.9 | 29.3 | 44.1 | 27.4 |
| Medicaid, or military | ||||||||||
| Unknown | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Cancer site | ||||||||||
| Breast | 39.1 | 50.6 | 38.8 | 50.6 | 40.1 | 50.3 | 40.1 | 51.1 | 38 | 50.4 |
| Lung | 19.1 | 12.5 | 21.2 | 14.1 | 19.7 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 10.8 |
| Colon | 12 | 9 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 10.3 |
| Uterus | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10 | 8.1 | 9.1 |
| NHL | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Ovary | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| Pancreas | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Leukemia | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Liver and IBD | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| Brain | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Stage | ||||||||||
| Local | 40 | 47.7 | 40.8 | 48.7 | 34.9 | 41.5 | 38.9 | 44.9 | 40.6 | 48.1 |
| Regional | 26.3 | 28 | 25.4 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 28.3 | 31.1 | 27.2 | 29.4 |
| Distant | 24.8 | 19 | 24.7 | 19.3 | 28.7 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 18 | 24.3 | 18 |
| Unknown/NA | 9 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 8 | 4.6 |
| Surgery | ||||||||||
| No | 32.8 | 20.4 | 33.1 | 20.6 | 36.5 | 24 | 29.5 | 19 | 31.5 | 20.2 |
| Yes | 64.1 | 76.9 | 63.8 | 76.8 | 61.1 | 73.5 | 66.8 | 77.7 | 65.9 | 77.7 |
| Unknown | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Radiation | ||||||||||
| No | 72.9 | 64.8 | 72.5 | 63.4 | 72.4 | 68 | 73.5 | 66.9 | 75.5 | 67.8 |
| Yes | 27.1 | 35.2 | 27.5 | 36.6 | 27.6 | 32 | 26.5 | 33.1 | 24.5 | 32.2 |
| Nativity | ||||||||||
| US born | 47.4 | 45.8 | 18.8 | 17.2 | ||||||
| Foreign born | 52.6 | 54.2 | 78.7 | 79.7 | ||||||
| Unknown | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||||||||
Abbreviations: API, Asian/Pacific Islander; IBD, intrahepatic bile duct; NA, not applicable; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Q, quintile; SES, socioeconomic status.