Table A6.
Distributions (%) of age and SES discrepancies for female cancer patients by cancer form.
| Hemapoietic & lymphoid cancers | Skin cancer | Colorectal cancer | Pancreatic cancer | Lung cancer | Renal & bladder cancer | Breast cancer | Gyn. cancer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient and spouse similar age (±5 yrs) | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Patient >5 yrs older than spouse | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Spouse>5 yrs older than patient | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Both spouses low education | 78 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 80 |
| Patient low/spouse high education | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Patient high/spouse low education | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Both spouses high education | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Lowest income quintile | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 27 |
| 4th income quintile | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| 3rd income quintile | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| 2nd income quintile | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| Highest income quintile | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
| Spouses earn a similar share (40–60%) | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Patient earns a smaller share (<40%) | 44 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 48 |
| Patient earns a larger share (>60%) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Household income is 0 or missing | 28 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 23 |