Table 2
Age-standardized lung cancer incidence rate ratios (RR), by sex, age group and selected socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics, 1991 Canadian Census Cohort members aged 25 or older, Canada, 1991 to 2003

Table 2
Age-standardized lung cancer incidence rate ratios (RR), by sex, age group and selected socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics, 1991 Canadian Census Cohort members aged 25 or older, Canada, 1991 to 2003
Table summary
This table displays the results of Age-standardized lung cancer incidence rate ratios (RR). The information is grouped by Sex and SES characteristics (appearing as row headers), Ages 25 to 44, Ages 45 to 64, Ages 65 to 79, Age 80 or older, Number of cases, RR and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Sex and SES characteristics Ages 25 to 44 Ages 45 to 64 Ages 65 to 79 Age 80 or older
Number of cases RR 95% confidence interval Number of cases RR 95% confidence interval Number of cases RR 95% confidence interval Number of cases RR 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Men  
Educational attainment  
Less than secondary graduation 447 3.93 3.12 4.95 5,578 3.22 2.93 3.54 7,439 2.51 2.29 2.75 442 1.65 1.14 2.37
Secondary graduation 564 2.91 2.32 3.65 3,001 2.31 2.10 2.55 2,904 1.96 1.78 2.16 173 1.95 1.33 2.86
At least some postsecondary 141 1.98 1.52 2.59 595 1.67 1.48 1.89 488 1.39 1.22 1.57 26 1.41 0.84 2.38
University degreeNote † 87 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 481 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 499 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 31 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Income adequacy quintile (Q)  
Q1 (lowest) 227 1.95 1.62 2.35 1,996 2.28 2.14 2.42 2,600 1.63 1.49 1.79 203 1.29 0.99 1.69
Q2 251 1.49 1.24 1.78 1,717 1.74 1.63 1.86 3,428 1.34 1.22 1.48 228 1.20 0.92 1.56
Q3 304 1.38 1.16 1.65 1,922 1.52 1.43 1.62 2,166 1.22 1.10 1.35 101 1.10 0.81 1.48
Q4 240 1.04 0.86 1.25 2,003 1.28 1.20 1.36 1,723 1.16 1.04 1.29 67 1.00 0.72 1.39
Q5 (highest)Note † 217 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2,017 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,413 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 73 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Occupation  
ManagerialNote † 137 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 856 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 410 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable X 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Professional 75 1.67 1.26 2.22 437 1.49 1.33 1.68 243 1.38 1.15 1.67 6 0.87 0.24 3.15
Skilled/Technical/Supervisory 426 2.33 1.82 2.98 2,556 1.97 1.78 2.19 1,227 1.47 1.25 1.72 16 0.88 0.34 2.29
Semi-skilled 367 2.68 2.09 3.44 2,185 2.33 2.10 2.59 942 1.84 1.55 2.17 15 1.71 0.65 4.54
Unskilled 136 3.03 2.28 4.02 1,141 2.70 2.41 3.02 651 2.04 1.71 2.42 7 1.89 0.63 5.71
No occupation 98 5.54 4.09 7.48 2,480 3.57 3.20 3.98 7,857 2.41 2.08 2.79 624 1.73 0.76 3.96
Women  
Educational attainment  
Less than secondary graduation 547 4.04 3.21 5.07 3,009 3.03 2.59 3.55 3,354 2.24 1.88 2.67 285 1.19 0.69 2.03
Secondary graduation 587 2.65 2.11 3.33 1,535 2.25 1.92 2.64 1,349 1.94 1.62 2.32 95 1.21 0.69 2.12
At least some postsecondary 223 1.91 1.48 2.45 627 1.77 1.49 2.11 462 1.54 1.27 1.87 35 0.91 0.49 1.69
University degreeNote † 85 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 177 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 131 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 14 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Income adequacy quintile (Q)  
Q1 (lowest) 315 1.91 1.61 2.27 1,333 2.03 1.87 2.21 1,768 1.63 1.49 1.79 232 1.17 0.83 1.66
Q2 295 1.49 1.25 1.77 958 1.50 1.37 1.64 1,329 1.34 1.22 1.48 102 0.98 0.67 1.43
Q3 307 1.31 1.10 1.55 1,017 1.42 1.30 1.55 879 1.22 1.10 1.35 31 0.62 0.38 0.99
Q4 294 1.20 1.01 1.43 1,009 1.23 1.12 1.34 710 1.16 1.04 1.29 27 0.67 0.41 1.09
Q5 (highest)Note † 231 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,031 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 610 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 37 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Occupational rank  
ManagerialNote † 89 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 222 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 74 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable X Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Professional 109 2.09 1.58 2.77 296 1.66 1.38 2.00 72 1.40 0.93 2.11 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Skilled/Technical/Supervisory 322 2.03 1.63 2.52 870 1.60 1.39 1.85 273 1.12 0.81 1.56 7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Semi-skilled 489 2.31 1.87 2.84 1,370 1.78 1.55 2.04 424 1.32 0.96 1.82 X Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unskilled 151 2.76 2.16 3.53 494 1.89 1.62 2.21 161 1.57 1.09 2.24 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
No occupation 282 2.78 2.23 3.47 2096 2.24 1.96 2.55 4,292 1.68 1.25 2.26 419 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
Note †

reference group (RR = 1.00)

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X suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of Statistics Act
Note: Reference population for age-standardization was from 1991 Canadian population.
Source: 1991 Canadian Census Cohort: mortality and cancer follow-up
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