Table 4 Geocoding of incident prostate and breast cancer cases, Connecticut, 1988–92.
From: Lumping or splitting: seeking the preferred areal unit for health geography studies
| Â | Prostate Cancers | Breast Cancers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cases | % | Cases | % |
Incident cases with town of residence recorded by the Connecticut Tumor Registry (CTR) | 10,054 | 100 | 12,518 | 100 |
Census tract of residence recorded by CTR | 9,825 | 98 | 10,924 | 87 |
Geocoded block group & street address of residence | 9,207 | 92 | 11,864 | 95 |
   Geocoded street address on 1st try (stringent criteria) | 4,546 |  | 5,926 |  |
   Geocoded street address on 2nd try (relaxed criteria) | 4,661 |  | 5,938 |  |
Nursing home resident excluded for analysis by block group and exact coordinates | 179 | Â | 111 | Â |
Record not geocoded | 847 | 8 | 654 | 5 |
   Post Office box listed | 178 |  | 64 |  |
   No street address listed | 216 |  | 534 |  |
   No house number listed | 176 |  | 23 |  |
   Listed address unable to geocode | 277 |  | 33 |  |