Table 3.

Characteristics of Female Invasive Cancer Cases Diagnosed Between 1988 and 2005 in California Who Were Licensed as a Cosmetologist or Manicurist in California Between 1970 and 2005

	All Licenseesa		Cosmetologists		Manicurists
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Total	9,044	100	6,239	100	2,805	100
Age at diagnosis
<45 years	2,956	32.7	2,036	32.6	920	32.8
45–54 years	2,955	32.7	2,118	33.9	837	29.8
≥55 years	3,133	34.6	2,085	33.4	1,048	37.4
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	5,613	62.1	3,759	60.3	1,854	66.1
Black	643	7.1	510	8.2	133	4.7
Latina	1,442	15.9	1,187	19.0	255	9.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,233	13.6	704	11.3	529	18.9
Other or unknown	113	1.2	79	1.3	34	1.2
Time of diagnosis
1988–1994	1,923	21.3	1,304	20.9	619	22.1
1995–1999	2,418	26.7	1,658	26.6	760	27.1
2000–2005	4,703	52.0	3,277	52.5	1,426	50.8
Time of initial licensure
1970–1979	3,375	37.3	2,896	46.4	479	17.1
1980–1989	3,947	43.6	2,348	37.6	1,599	57.0
1990–1999	1,542	17.0	896	14.4	646	23.0
2000–2005	180	2.0	99	1.6	81	2.9
Age at first licensure
<30 years	3,469	38.4	2,764	44.3	705	25.1
30–39 years	2,729	30.2	1,864	29.9	865	30.8
40–49 years	1,962	21.7	1,204	19.3	758	27.0
≥50 years	884	9.8	407	6.5	477	17.0

^aIncludes cosmetologist and manicurist licensees.