Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity From the 2000 to 2018 SEER 18 Registries Database
| NH White (n = 2,702,870) | NH Black (n = 403,355) | Hispanic (n = 329,600) | NH Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 224,358) | NH American Indian/Alaska Native (n = 14,328) | Overall (N = 3,674,511) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | <0.001 | ||||||
| Female | 1,326,282 (49.1) | 181,960 (45.1) | 173,242 (52.6) | 125,769 (56.1) | 7,708 (53.8) | 1,814,961 (49.4) | |
| Male | 1,376,588 (50.9) | 221,395 (54.9) | 156,358 (47.4) | 98,589 (43.9) | 6,620 (46.2) | 1,859,550 (50.6) | |
| Age | <0.001 | ||||||
| 18-39 y | 81,700 (3.0) | 14,664 (3.6) | 21,659 (6.6) | 10,443 (4.7) | 761 (5.3) | 129,227 (3.5) | |
| 40-54 y | 460,934 (17.1) | 90,307 (22.4) | 81,890 (24.8) | 50,432 (22.5) | 3,335 (23.3) | 686,898 (18.7) | |
| 55-64 y | 708,995 (26.2) | 126,410 (31.3) | 86,010 (26.1) | 56,244 (25.1) | 4,098 (28.6) | 981,757 (26.7) | |
| 65-74 y | 782,970 (29.0) | 108,606 (26.9) | 83,294 (25.3) | 59,140 (26.4) | 3,836 (26.8) | 1,037,846 (28.2) | |
| ≥75 y | 668,271 (24.7) | 63,368 (15.7) | 56,747 (17.2) | 48,099 (21.4) | 2,298 (16.0) | 838,783 (22.8) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Married | 1,582,170 (58.5) | 164,588 (40.8) | 185,889 (56.4) | 149,135 (66.5) | 6,825 (47.6) | 2,088,607 (56.8) | |
| Unmarried | 913,765 (33.8) | 209,126 (51.8) | 120,142 (36.5) | 63,414 (28.3) | 6,221 (43.4) | 1,312,668 (35.7) | |
| Unknown | 206,935 (7.7) | 29,641 (7.3) | 23,569 (7.2) | 11,809 (5.3) | 1,282 (8.9) | 273,236 (7.4) | |
| Cancer Stage | <0.001 | ||||||
| Localized | 1,586,373 (58.7) | 221,136 (54.8) | 184,188 (55.9) | 120,555 (53.7) | 7,727 (53.9) | 2,119,979 (57.7) | |
| Regional | 58,5411 (21.7) | 92,629 (23.0) | 82,367 (25.0) | 55,849 (24.9) | 3,469 (24.2) | 819,725 (22.3) | |
| Distant | 531,086 (19.6) | 89,590 (22.2) | 63,045 (19.1) | 47,954 (21.4) | 3,132 (21.9) | 734,807 (20.0) | |
| Cancer site | <0.001 | ||||||
| Breast | 615,453 (22.8) | 92,768 (23.0) | 91,528 (27.8) | 69,072 (30.8) | 3,554 (24.8) | 872,375 (23.7) | |
| Colorectal | 235,166 (8.7) | 39,693 (9.8) | 36,348 (11.0) | 30,236 (13.5) | 1,648 (11.5) | 343,091 (9.3) | |
| Corpus uteri | 123,831 (4.6) | 16,586 (4.1) | 20,039 (6.1) | 13,828 (6.2) | 958 (6.7) | 175,242 (4.8) | |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 121,038 (4.5) | 19,378 (4.8) | 24,315 (7.4) | 9,146 (4.1) | 1,299 (9.1) | 175,176 (4.8) | |
| Larynx | 29,329 (1.1) | 6,326 (1.6) | 3,265 (1.0) | 1,308 (0.6) | 158 (1.1) | 40,386 (1.1) | |
| Lung and bronchus | 500,141 (18.5) | 74,163 (18.4) | 36,693 (11.1) | 39,558 (17.6) | 2,335 (16.3) | 652,890 (17.8) | |
| Melanoma of the skin | 229,274 (8.5) | 1,108 (0.3) | 8,071 (2.4) | 1,590 (0.7) | 514 (3.6) | 240,557 (6.5) | |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 159,793 (5.9) | 17,704 (4.4) | 26,572 (8.1) | 14,706 (6.6) | 864 (6.0) | 219,639 (6.0) | |
| Prostate | 601,607 (22.3) | 128,454 (31.8) | 75,837 (23.0) | 40,306 (18.0) | 2,666 (18.6) | 848,870 (23.1) | |
| Urinary bladder | 87,238 (3.2) | 7,175 (1.8) | 6,932 (2.1) | 4,608 (2.1) | 332 (2.3) | 106,285 (2.9) | |
| Surgery | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 1,727,678 (63.9) | 217,968 (54.0) | 216,920 (65.8) | 146,951 (65.5) | 9,113 (63.6) | 2,318,630 (63.1) | |
| No | 975,192 (36.1) | 185,387 (46.0) | 112,680 (34.2) | 77,407 (34.5) | 5,215 (36.4) | 1,355,881 (36.9) | |
| Radiation | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 871,158 (32.2) | 145,279 (36.0) | 100,444 (30.5) | 76,049 (33.9) | 4,628 (32.3) | 1,197,558 (32.6) | |
| No/unknown | 1,831,712 (67.8) | 258,076 (64.0) | 229,156 (69.5) | 148,309 (66.1) | 9,700 (67.7) | 2,476,953 (67.4) | |
| Chemotherapy | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 704,469 (26.1) | 116,886 (29.0) | 103,070 (31.3) | 76,358 (34.0) | 4,570 (31.9) | 1,005,353 (27.4) | |
| No/unknown | 1,998,401 (73.9) | 286,469 (71.0) | 226,530 (68.7) | 148,000 (66.0) | 9,758 (68.1) | 2,669,158 (72.6) | |
| Median income | <0.001 | ||||||
| <$60,000 | 818,558 (30.3) | 170,058 (42.2) | 68,620 (20.8) | 13,380 (6.0) | 6,792 (47.4) | 1,077,408 (29.3) | |
| ≥$60,000 | 1,884,312 (69.7) | 233,297 (57.8) | 260,980 (79.2) | 210,978 (94.0) | 7,536 (52.6) | 2,597,103 (70.7) | |
| Living in a metropolitan area | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 2,318,789 (85.8) | 367,609 (91.1) | 316,135 (95.9) | 216,232 (96.4) | 10,761 (75.1) | 3,229,526 (87.9) | |
| No | 384,081 (14.2) | 35,746 (8.9) | 13,465 (4.1) | 8,126 (3.6) | 3,567 (24.9) | 444,985 (12.1) |
Values are n (%).
NH = non-Hispanic; SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.