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Table 4 Age and ethnicity standardised breast cancer rates, rate ratios (SRR), and rate differences (SRD) by income, age 25+

From: Ethnic and socioeconomic trends in breast cancer incidence in New Zealand

Income

Cohort

SR

95% CI

SRR

95% CI

SRD

95% CI

High

1981-86

122

(111 - 134)

1

 

0

 
 

1986-91

158

(147 - 170)

1

 

0

 
 

1991-96

141

(133 - 150)

1

 

0

 
 

1996-01

177

(169 - 186)

1

 

0

 
 

2001-04

188

(179 - 197)

1

 

0

 
 

% Change

 

54%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

0.04

    
 

Pooled

156

(151 - 160)

    

Medium

1981-86

122

(112 - 132)

0.99

(0.88 - 1.13)

-0.7

(-16 - 14)

 

1986-91

149

(141 - 158)

0.94

(0.86 - 1.03)

-8.8

(-23 - 5.4)

 

1991-96

152

(144 - 159)

1.07

(0.99 - 1.16)

10

(-1.3 - 22)

 

1996-01

165

(157 - 172)

0.93

(0.87 - 0.99)

-13

(-25 - -1.2)

 

2001-04

181

(171 - 190)

0.96

(0.90 - 1.03)

-7.5

(-20 - 5.4)

 

% Change

 

48%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

< .01

 

0.67

 

0.59

 

Pooled

152

(148 - 156)

0.98

(0.94 - 1.01)

-3.7

(-9.7 - 2.2)

Low

1981-86

114

(107 - 121)

0.93

(0.83 - 1.04)

-8.8

(-22 - 4.6)

 

1986-91

126

(119 - 133)

0.80

(0.73 - 0.87)

-32

(-46 - -19)

 

1991-96

139

(132 - 147)

0.99

(0.91 - 1.07)

-1.9

(-13 - 9.0)

 

1996-01

162

(155 - 170)

0.91

(0.86 - 0.98)

-15

(-27 - -3.6)

 

2001-04

167

(159 - 174)

0.89

(0.83 - 0.95)

-22

(-34 - -9.5)

 

% Change

 

47%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

< .01

 

0.94

 

0.83

 

Pooled

140

(137 - 143)

0.90

(0.87 - 0.93)

-16

(-21 - -10)

  1. *p test is test for linear trend