Characteristics of LH cancer mortality cases and controls, United States 1984–98*
| Controls (n = 912615) | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (n = 72589) | Hodgkin’s disease (n = 5479) | Multiple myeloma (n = 35857) | Leukaemia (n = 68598) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Data expressed as percentages. | |||||
| †Higher Roman numeral indicates higher socioeconomic status. | |||||
| Race | |||||
| White | 90.4 | 93.2 | 91.1 | 82.9 | 91.2 |
| Black | 8.8 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 16.3 | 7.9 |
| Other | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 8.4 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| Married | 48.9 | 57.3 | 59.4 | 57.1 | 57.2 |
| Widowed | 32.6 | 28.9 | 17.8 | 31.2 | 29.6 |
| Divorced | 9.9 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Unknown | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 52.3 | 50.9 | 58.2 | 50.5 | 54.3 |
| Female | 47.7 | 49.2 | 41.9 | 49.5 | 45.7 |
| Age | |||||
| 25–44 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 32.4 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 45–64 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 22.7 | 20.6 |
| 65+ | 70.8 | 69.6 | 42.6 | 75.6 | 71.8 |
| Socioeconomic status† | |||||
| I | 14.2 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
| II | 19.2 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 17.1 |
| III | 50.4 | 51.6 | 47.7 | 49.6 | 49.8 |
| IV | 12.8 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.6 |
| V | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Region of occurrence | |||||
| Northeast | 15.2 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| North Central | 36.6 | 37.1 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 36.9 |
| South | 35.0 | 33.2 | 34.2 | 38.1 | 35.3 |
| West | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| Level of rurality | |||||
| Urban | 68.6 | 70.3 | 71.5 | 69.4 | 68.4 |
| Suburban | 27.3 | 26.1 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 27.3 |
| Rural | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Occupational title available | |||||
| Yes | 98.2 | 98.6 | 97.9 | 98.6 | 98.5 |
| No | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |