Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Head and Neck Cancer Cases and Controls by Race, INHANCE, 1981–2007

		White				Black
Characteristic		Cases	%	Controls	%	Cases	%	Controls	%
Sex
	Female	1897	28.8	2824	33.1	236	24.2	319	33.5
	Male	4702	71.3	5709	66.9	739	75.8	634	66.5
Age
	17–39	283	4.3	479	5.6	36	3.7	84	8.8
	40–44	315	4.8	444	5.2	61	6.3	75	7.9
	45–49	591	9	753	8.8	154	15.8	118	12.4
	50–54	928	14.1	1217	14.3	182	18.7	170	17.8
	55–59	1198	18.2	1499	17.6	186	19.1	178	18.7
	60–64	1159	17.6	1393	16.3	156	16	126	13.2
	65–69	963	14.6	1260	14.8	102	10.5	106	11.1
	70–74	690	10.5	902	10.6	68	7	58	6.1
	75+	472	7.2	586	6.9	30	3.1	38	4
Education Level
	Less than junior high school	384	5.8	308	3.6	120	12.3	64	6.7
	Some high school	1195	18.1	947	11.1	400	41	225	23.6
	High school graduate	1698	25.7	1803	21.1	232	23.8	178	18.7
	Vocational school, some college	2011	30.5	2890	33.9	189	19.4	321	33.7
	College graduate/postgraduate	1311	19.9	2585	30.3	34	3.5	165	17.3
Study Center
	Baltimore	180	2.7	171	2	22	2.3	16	1.7
	Boston	445	6.7	572	6.7	25	2.6	23	2.4
	Houston	695	10.5	718	8.4	63	6.5	66	6.9
	Iowa	517	7.8	720	8.4	9	0.9	17	1.8
	Los Angeles	255	3.9	632	7.4	58	6	101	10.6
	MSKCC	93	1.4	137	1.6	8	0.8	8	0.8
	New York Multicenter	1290	20	1485	17.4	143	14.7	119	12.5
	North Carolina (1994–1997)	109	1.7	174	2	66	6.8	26	2.7
	North Carolina (2022–2006)	960	14.6	1095	12.8	343	35.2	262	27.5
	Seattle (1985–1995)	387	5.9	579	6.8	15	1.5	17	1.8
	Seattle-Leo	613	9.3	522	6.1	21	2.2	13	1.4
	Tampa	188	2.9	753	8.8	9	0.9	83	8.7
	US Multicenter	867	13.1	975	11.4	193	19.8	202	21.2
Tumor Site
	Head and Neck (NOS)	6	0.1			0.00	0.00
	Hypopharynx	333	5.1			91	9.3
	Larynx	1270	19.3			239	24.5
	Oral Cavity	2016	30.6			232	23.8
	Oral/Pharynx (NOS)	688	10.4			118	12.1
	Oro-pharynx	2286	34.5			295	30.3