Cancer Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders in New York City, 2001–2010
Table 3
Decedent characteristics for selected cancer deathsa by racial/ethnic subgroups in New York City, 2001–2010.
Chinese
Korean
Asian Indian
Filipino
Total
Deaths
3,703
596
499
333
5,131
Males (%)
61.2
55.4
51.3
41.7
58.3
Average age (median)
68.6 (71.0)
66.7 (67.0)
61.6 (62.0)
64.8 (64.0)
67.4 (69.0)
Education
Less than high school
50.6
23.8
20.6
6.9
41.7
High school
26.9
33.1
43.5
19.5
28.7
Greater than high school
19.9
38.6
32.7
71.2
26.6
Education Unknown
2.7
4.5
3.2
2.4
2.9
Married (%)
61.2
63.9
68.1
60.7
67.6
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).
