Table 1 Characteristics of first primary invasive colorectal cancer cases in New Jersey, 1996–2003
| Â | Registry Population (N = 35,886) | Survival Analysis (N = 25,040) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % |
Age (mean) ± SD | 69.8 ± 13.2 |  | 69.1 ± 13 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 17,611 | 49.1 | 12,423 | 49.6 |
   Female | 18,275 | 50.9 | 12,617 | 50.4 |
Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Non-Hispanic White (NHW) | 29,194 | 81.4 | 20,620 | 82.4 |
   Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) | 3,732 | 10.4 | 2,464 | 9.8 |
   Hispanic | 2,040 | 5.7 | 1,444 | 5.8 |
   API | 720 | 2.0 | 512 | 2.0 |
   Other, Not Specified | 200 | 0.56 | 0 | 0.0 |
SEER Summary Stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Localized | 11,816 | 32.9 | 11,308 | 45.2 |
   Regional, direct extension | 6,345 | 17.7 | 6,001 | 24.0 |
   Regional, lymp nodes only | 2,882 | 8.0 | 2,780 | 11.1 |
   Regional direct extension and regional lymph nodes | 4,848 | 13.5 | 4,658 | 18.6 |
   Regional, Nos | 313 | 0.87 | 293 | 1.2 |
   Distant | 6,212 | 17.31 | 0 | 0 |
   Missing | 3,470 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
Death Certificate Only Cases | 397 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Geocoding level/Census Tract Assignment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Full street address | 33,115 | 92.3 | 23,881 | 95.4 |
   Zip code imputed to census tract | 1,569 | 4.4 | 888 | 3.6 |
   Zip codes with only one census tract | 364 | 1.0 | 271 | 1.1 |
   Not Geocoded/invalid addresss or zip code | 838 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
Census Tract Poverty | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% Living below poverty | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   (Low)Q1 (0–3.0) | 9087 | 25.3 | 6624 | 26.5 |
Q2 (3.1–5.5) | 10419 | 29.0 | 7475 | 29.9 |
Q3 (5.6–12) | 9217 | 25.7 | 6579 | 26.3 |
   (High)Q4 (>12) | 6325 | 17.6 | 4362 | 17.4 |
Missing Census Tract Poverty | 838 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |