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Table 12: Number of Cases and Percent of
First Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Tumors by Demographics and
Anatomic Site, 65 Years and Older, California, 2001-2005 |
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Demographic
Characteristics |
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Malignant |
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Benign |
|
Uncertain |
|
Total |
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|
|
|
n |
% |
|
n |
% |
|
n |
% |
|
n |
% |
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|
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|
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|
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Sex |
Male |
|
1,487 |
50.9% |
|
1,691 |
36.1% |
|
163 |
4.0% |
|
3,341 |
41.7% |
|
|
Female |
|
1,433 |
49.1% |
|
2,992 |
63.9% |
|
242 |
59.8% |
|
4,667 |
58.3% |
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|
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|
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Race/Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic
White |
|
2,185 |
74.8% |
|
3,110 |
66.4% |
|
298 |
73.6% |
|
5,593 |
69.8% |
|
|
Non-Hispanic
Black |
|
100 |
3.4% |
|
305 |
6.5% |
|
21 |
5.2% |
|
426 |
5.3% |
|
|
Hispanic |
|
436 |
14.9% |
|
668 |
14.3% |
|
53 |
13.1% |
|
1,157 |
14.4% |
|
|
Asian-Pacific
Islander |
|
192 |
6.6% |
|
557 |
11.9% |
|
29 |
7.2% |
|
778 |
9.7% |
|
|
Other/Unknown |
|
7 |
0.2% |
|
43 |
0.9% |
|
<5 |
1.0% |
|
54 |
0.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Socioeconomic
Status |
Low |
|
863 |
29.6% |
|
1,471 |
31.4% |
|
125 |
30.9% |
|
2,459 |
30.7% |
|
|
Medium |
|
644 |
22.1% |
|
991 |
21.2% |
|
100 |
24.7% |
|
1,735 |
21.7% |
|
|
High |
|
1,413 |
48.4% |
|
2,221 |
47.4% |
|
180 |
44.4% |
|
3,814 |
47.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level
of Urbanization |
Rural |
|
225 |
7.7% |
|
298 |
6.4% |
|
46 |
11.4% |
|
569 |
7.1% |
|
|
Urban |
|
2,695 |
92.3% |
|
4,385 |
93.6% |
|
359 |
88.6% |
|
7,439 |
92.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
2,920 |
|
|
4,683 |
|
|
405 |
|
|
8,008 |
|
|
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