Table 1 Sample details and cancer survivors by selected background characteristics among older adults aged 45 years and above, India, 2017–18
Background characteristics | Total sample (%) | Total number of cases (N) | Cancer survivors per 1,00,000 population (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | |||
 45–54 | 35.0 | 24,094 | 552 (469, 636) |
 55–64 | 29.8 | 20,136 | 657 (581, 733) |
 65–74 | 23.8 | 14,583 | 706 (517, 895) |
 75+ | 11.4 | 6749 | 735 (511, 878) |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 68.5 | 42,424 | 543 (489, 598) |
 Urban | 31.5 | 23,138 | 854 (710, 998) |
Sex | |||
 Male | 45.9 | 30,479 | 484 (419, 549) |
 Female | 54.1 | 35,083 | 773 (680, 867) |
Marital status | |||
 Currently married | 73.3 | 48,769 | 580 (529, 632) |
 Others | 26.7 | 16,793 | 805 (633, 978) |
Caste | |||
 Scheduled tribe | 8.6 | 11,365 | 381 (287, 476) |
 Scheduled caste | 19.2 | 10,959 | 572 (458, 686) |
 Other backward class | 44.4 | 24,629 | 508 (442, 574) |
 Others | 26.8 | 18,609 | 840 (744, 937) |
Religion | |||
 Hindu | 82.0 | 48,099 | 624 (557, 692) |
 Muslim | 11.5 | 7803 | 631 (502, 761) |
 Christian | 3.0 | 6536 | 832 (547, 1117) |
 Others | 3.5 | 3124 | 887 (620, 1155) |
Education | |||
 Less than primary or primary | 73.7 | 46,123 | 635 (561, 706) |
 Middle/higher secondary | 20.7 | 14,693 | 626 (523, 719) |
 College or above | 5.6 | 3664 | 810 (581, 1033) |
Work status | |||
 Currently working | 46.2 | 30,177 | 443 (381, 505) |
 Worked in the past but currently not working | 27.8 | 17,393 | 825 (723, 927) |
 Never worked | 26.0 | 17,992 | 795 (627, 963) |
Expenditure quintile | |||
 Lowest | 20.9 | 12,941 | 496 (291, 502) |
 Second | 21.2 | 13,190 | 468 (383, 553) |
 Middle | 20.5 | 13,163 | 456 (386, 527) |
 Fourth | 19.4 | 13,210 | 926 (686, 1167) |
 Highest | 18.0 | 13,058 | 1027 (885, 1169) |
Family history of cancer | |||
 No | 94.8 | 61,695 | 581 (521, 640) |
 Yes | 5.2 | 3358 | 1842 (1442, 2222) |
All India | 100 | 65,562 | 641 (582, 700) |