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Table 1 Patients by cancer site, age group, and individual-level socio-economic group; and deaths at 1-year and 5-years after diagnosis. Data source: ONS-LS

From: An investigation of cancer survival inequalities associated with individual-level socio-economic status, area-level deprivation, and contextual effects, in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales

Category

Men

Colorectal

Women

Colorectal

Men

Prostate

Women

Breast

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age group

20–54

142

9%

130

10%

109

4%

1050

31%

55–64

325

22%

233

19%

624

20%

812

23%

65–74

486

32%

343

28%

1240

41%

834

24%

75–99

569

37%

531

43%

1071

35%

777

22%

Education

No qualifications

611

40%

598

48%

1113

36%

1197

34%

School-level

335

22%

333

27%

641

21%

1191

34%

Apprent/Vocat

280

18%

76

6%

503

17%

241

7%

Degree-level

296

20%

230

19%

787

26%

844

25%

Occupation

Manual/Tech

671

44%

560

45%

1179

39%

1320

38%

Intermediate

353

23%

348

28%

712

23%

1087

31%

Manag/Prof

498

33%

329

27%

1153

38%

1066

31%

Income

Lowest income

402

26%

339

27%

737

24%

615

18%

Q2

375

25%

355

29%

692

23%

854

25%

Q3

357

23%

223

18%

725

24%

706

20%

Q4

223

15%

200

16%

511

17%

720

20%

Highest income

165

11%

120

10%

379

12%

578

17%

Deaths

1-year

350

23%

297

24%

213

7%

174

5%

5-year

715

47%

569

46%

700

23%

625

18%

 

Total

1522

 

1237

 

3044

 

3473