Uterine Cancer Mortality in White and African American Females in Southeastern North Carolina
Table 1
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study group and control group#, 2007–2013.
Characteristics
Study group
Control group
Race (%)
White
57.6%
73.1%
African American
32.7%
20.0%
American Indian
4.2%
0.8%
Asian
0.4%
2.5%
Others
5.3%
3.5%
Age structure of female population (%)
0–9 years old
13.0%
12.4%
10–19 years old
13.5%
12.8%
20–44 years old
31.1%
33.8%
45–64 years old
26.6%
26.4%
65+ years old
15.9%
14.6%
Median household income (the U.S. dollars)
$36520
$46414
Bachelor or higher degree education (%)
11.1%
23.5%
Number of primary care providers (per 100,000 population)
51
77
Percentage of uninsured individuals
18.5%
17.8%
Smokers prevalence among those aged 24+ years old (%)
25.9%
24.0%
compared to the control group; compared to the control group. #NC zip codes with the density of hogs >215 hogs/km2 and NC zip codes without registered at the DWR hog farms, respectively.
