Cancer prevalence and education by cancer site: logistic regression analysis.

BACKGROUND: Previously, using the American National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and a logistic regression analysis, we found that upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer is correlated with low socioeconomic status (SES). The objective of this study was to determine if this correlation between low SES and cancer prevalence exists for other cancers. METHODS: We again used the NHIS and employed education level as our main measure of SES. We …