Cancer Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders in New York City, 2001–2010
Table 1
Decedent characteristics for selected cancer deathsa by racial/ethnic groups in New York City, 2001–2010.
Asian
White
Hispanic
Black
Total
Deaths
5,548
43,036
12,046
21,978
82,608
Males (%)
57.7
46.7
50.6
47.2
48.1
Average age, median
67.1 (68.0)
72.6 (74.0)
67.1 (68.0)
67.5 (68.0)
70.1 (71.0)
Education
Less than high school
41.2
12.2
32.4
18.0
18.4
High school
28.3
48.8
52.0
52.8
48.9
Greater than high school
28.4
36.3
13.2
25.6
29.4
Education unknown
2.1
2.7
2.3
3.6
2.8
Married (%)
67.1
45.1
41.3
34.4
43.2
aAnalysis limited to decedents who died from the cancers selected for study (i.e., lung, colon and rectum, esophagus, prostate, breast, ovary, cervix, nasopharynx, liver, and stomach).
