Does Survival Vary for Breast Cancer Patients in the United States? A Study from Six Randomly Selected States

Table 2

Race, ethnicity, and marital status for female breast cancer patients ().

	CA	%	CT	%	GA	%	HI	%	IA	%	NM	%
Race
White	1589	79.45	1876	93.8	1403	70.15	604	30.2	1977	98.85	1894	94.7
Black	161	8.05	105	5.25	560	28	17	0.85	18	0.9	17	0.85
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4	0.2	1	0.05	3	0.15	4	0.2	0	0	75	3.75
Asian or Pacific Islander	230	11.5	8	0.4	31	1.55	1366	68.3	2	0.1	8	0.4
Other	8	0.4	4	0.2	0	0	4	0.2	0	0	2	0.1
Unknown	8	0.4	6	0.3	3	0.15	5	0.25	3	0.15	4	0.2
Ethnicity
Hispanic	140	7	72	3.6	54	2.7	78	3.9	8	0.4	533	26.65
Non-Hispanic	1860	93	1928	96.4	1946	97.3	1922	96.1	1992	99.6	1467	73.35
Marital status
Single	293	14.65	233	11.65	252	12.6	219	10.95	145	7.25	199	9.95
Married	1062	53.10	1059	52.95	1095	54.75	1192	59.6	1165	58.25	1082	54.1
Separated	25	1.25	85	4.25	19	0.95	15	0.75	8	0.4	10	0.5
Divorced	193	9.65	173	8.65	235	11.75	186	9.3	138	6.9	159	7.95
Widowed	370	18.50	375	18.75	342	17.1	328	16.4	512	25.6	364	18.2
Unknown	57	2.85	75	3.75	57	2.85	60	3	32	1.6	186	9.3