Table 2.

County‐level characteristics of Utah cancer patients diagnosed 2004–2008 in metropolitan and rural counties

	Metropolitan counties (n = 32,498)		Rural counties (n = 4906)		P‐value for Chi‐square
	n	%	n	%
% Bachelors degree 2000
<15	106	0.3	1644	33.5	<0.0001
15–24	6977	21.5	2978	60.7
>24	25,414	78.2	284	5.8
Median family income 2000 ($)
<50,000	4052	12.5	3845	78.4	<0.0001
≥50,000	28,446	87.5	1061	21.6
% Families below poverty 2000
<7	4592	14.1	309	6.3	<0.0001
7–9	23,854	73.4	1147	23.4
>9	4052	12.5	3450	70.3
% Obese 2010
<23	716	2.2	1357	27.7	<0.0001
23–25	27,577	84.9	1418	28.9
>25	4205	12.9	2131	43.4
% Current smoker 2000‐2003
<15	10,657	32.8	1063	21.7	<0.0001
15–17	3488	10.7	1040	21.2
>17	18,353	56.5	2803	57.1
% Pap smear within 3 years 2000–2003 (age 18+; n = 17,350 women)
<75	1127	7.4	1649	76.1	<0.0001
≥75	14,056	92.6	518	23.9
%Mammography within 2 years 2000–2003 (age 40+; n = 17,350 women)
<65	7430	48.9	1746	80.6	<0.0001
≥65	7753	51.1	421	19.4

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (http://www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Incidence – SEER 18 Regs Research Data + Hurricane Katrina Impacted Louisiana Cases, Nov 2015 Sub (1973–2013 varying) – Linked To County Attributes – Total U.S., 1969–2014 Counties, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Surveillance Systems Branch, released April 2016, based on the November 2015 submission.