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Table 2 Rate ratio, with 95% Confidence Interval, for excess mortality by socioeconomic indicator.

From: The association of cancer survival with four socioeconomic indicators: a longitudinal study of the older population of England and Wales 1981–2000

Cancer

 

Social Class Model

Carstairs Score Model

Car Access Model

Tenure Model

All cancers†

N = 26,273

1

1.11

1.09–1.14

1.12

1.10–1.14

1.41

1.34–1.49

1.45

1.38–1.52

 

2

1.05

1.02–1.08

1.06

1.04–1.08

1.19

1.13–1.26

1.26

1.20–1.33

All cancers, Male

N = 13,523

1

1.11

1.08–1.14

1.11

1.09–1.14

1.45

1.35–1.55

1.44

1.34–1.53

 

2

1.05

1.02–1.08

1.05

1.03–1.08

1.22

1.13–1.32

1.24

1.16–1.34

All cancers, Female

N = 12,750

1

1.10

1.06–1.15

1.12

1.09–1.15

1.34

1.24–1.46

1.42

1.33–1.53

 

2

1.04

0.99–1.09

1.07

1.04–1.10

1.14

1.05–1.24

1.27

1.17–1.37

Lung

N = 4,271

1

1.04

1.01–1.08

1.06

1.03–1.09

1.13

1.05–1.22

1.11

1.03–1.19

 

2

1.02

0.99–1.06

1.04

1.01–1.08

1.07

0.98–1.17

1.04

0.95–1.12

Oesophagus

N = 608

1

1.12

1.01–1.24

1.07

0.99–1.16

1.21

0.96–1.51

1.14

0.91–1.42

 

2

1.11

0.99–1.23

1.06

0.98–1.15

1.10

0.86–1.41

1.06

0.84–1.33

Stomach

N = 1,283

1

0.99

0.92–1.06

1.03

0.97–1.09

1.13

0.96–1.34

1.04

0.89–1.22

 

2

0.99

0.90–1.05

1.02

0.96–1.09

1.11

0.93–1.33

0.99

0.83–1.17

Colorectal

N = 3,298

1

1.01

0.94–1.08

1.01

0.96–1.07

1.25

1.08–1.46

1.15

1.00–1.32

 

2

0.98

0.91–1.06

0.99

0.94–1.04

1.24

1.05–1.46

1.08

0.93–1.26

Female Breast

N = 3,102

1

0.94

0.84–1.05

1.14

1.06–1.22

1.13

0.91–1.40

1.28

1.06–1.55

 

2

0.90

0.80–1.01

1.13

1.05–1.22

0.97

0.77–1.21

1.17

0.95–1.45

Bladder

N = 1,407

1

1.10

0.93–1.30

1.22

1.06–1.40

2.30

1.52–3.48

2.01

1.41–2.87

 

2

0.95

0.79–1.15

1.14

0.98–1.32

1.87

1.22–2.88

1.67

1.16–2.42

Prostate

N = 1,714

1

1.02

0.92–1.14

1.09

0.99–1.20

1.25

0.94–1.67

1.14

0.86–1.51

 

2

0.99

0.88–1.11

1.07

0.97–1.18

1.14

0.83–1.57

1.02

0.76–1.38

Pancreas

N = 641

1

1.09

0.99–1.21

1.02

0.94–1.09

1.06

0.85–1.33

1.13

0.91–1.41

 

2

1.08

0.98–1.20

1.01

0.93–1.09

0.97

0.75–1.25

1.11

0.87–1.42

Leukaemia

N = 446

1

1.07

0.87–1.32

1.09

0.95–1.24

1.25

0.80–1.96

1.58

1.08–2.32

 

2

1.05

0.84–1.31

1.05

0.91–1.21

1.08

0.68–1.71

1.42

0.93–2.17

Cervix/Uterus

N = 816

1

0.96

0.76–1.20

1.12

0.97–1.30

1.91

1.29–2.81

1.23

0.85–1.78

 

2

0.95

0.75–1.21

1.08

0.92–1.26

1.98

1.24–3.14

0.85

0.55–1.32

Ovary

N = 574

1

1.11

0.98–1.26

1.04

0.96–1.14

1.59

1.23–2.05

1.34

1.05–1.71

 

2

1.03

0.90–1.18

0.99

0.91–1.09

1.50

1.14–1.97

1.21

0.93–1.57

  1. Social Class model: Registrar-General's Social Class – six point scale.
  2. Carstairs model: quintiles of Carstairs index – five point scale.
  3. Car Access model: binary indicator of no household access to car/van.
  4. Tenure model: binary indicator of renting accommodation.
  5. Model 1: Socioeconomic indicator controlled for year of follow-up, age group, sex (where appropriate), period of diagnosis, marital status, north/south geographic zone.
  6. Model 2: Model 1, additionally controlled for all other socioeconomic indicators shown.
  7. Results in bold type significant at 5% level or below.
  8. † any malignancy, not restricted to groups listed below
  9. Source: ONS Longitudinal Study
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