| Data Dictionary: | Cancer Data 2008 |
| Data Source: | Social Explorer; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) & The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
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Some tables do not display data for Rate per 100,000 Population even though there is data for death counts ("Deaths") and corresponding population data (e.g. "Population". "Cumulative Population"). In this case, death counts ("Deaths") are not significantly large enough to provide reliable estimate of Rate per 100,000 Population. Furthermore, it should be noted that percents presented in the reports were calculated taking respective death counts ("Deaths") and population estimates ("Population", "Cumulative Population", "Female Population" and "Female Cumulative Population") as their corresponding universe variables.
* In case of single years Population refers to the resident population of the United States for the data year involved and in case of multiple data years it refers to Cumulative Population which is the sum of the resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. the denominator of a rate for 2002-2008 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
** Cumulative Population represents the sum of the resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. Cumulative Population of a rate for 2002-2008 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). In addition, for some tables Cumulative Population refers to specific age category (e.g. Cumulative Population (18 Years and Over) of a rate for 2002-2008 is the sum of the population estimates 18 years and over for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
*** In case of single years Female Population refers to the female resident population of the United States for the data year involved and in case of multiple data years it refers to Cumulative Female Population which is the sum of the female resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. the denominator of a rate for 2002-2008 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). In addition, for some tables Female Population refers to specific age category (e.g. Female Population (18 Years and Over) of a rate for 2002-2008 is the sum of the female population estimates 18 years and over for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.
Some tables do not display data for Rate per 100,000 Population even though there is data for death counts ("Deaths") and corresponding population data (e.g. "Population". "Cumulative Population"). In this case, death counts ("Deaths") are not significantly large enough to provide reliable estimate of Rate per 100,000 Population. Furthermore, it should be noted that percents presented in the reports were calculated taking respective death counts ("Deaths") and population estimates ("Population", "Cumulative Population", "Female Population" and "Female Cumulative Population") as their corresponding universe variables.
* In case of single years Population refers to the resident population of the United States for the data year involved and in case of multiple data years it refers to Cumulative Population which is the sum of the resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. the denominator of a rate for 2002-2008 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
** Cumulative Population represents the sum of the resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. Cumulative Population of a rate for 2002-2008 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). In addition, for some tables Cumulative Population refers to specific age category (e.g. Cumulative Population (18 Years and Over) of a rate for 2002-2008 is the sum of the population estimates 18 years and over for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
*** In case of single years Female Population refers to the female resident population of the United States for the data year involved and in case of multiple data years it refers to Cumulative Female Population which is the sum of the female resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. the denominator of a rate for 2002-2008 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). In addition, for some tables Female Population refers to specific age category (e.g. Female Population (18 Years and Over) of a rate for 2002-2008 is the sum of the female population estimates 18 years and over for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.
