Table 4 |
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Geocoding of incident prostate and breast cancer cases, Connecticut, 1988–92. |
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Prostate Cancers |
Breast Cancers |
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Cases |
% |
Cases |
% |
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Incident cases with town of residence recorded by the Connecticut Tumor Registry (CTR) |
10,054 |
100 |
12,518 |
100 |
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Census tract of residence recorded by CTR |
9,825 |
98 |
10,924 |
87 |
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Geocoded block group & street address of residence |
9,207 |
92 |
11,864 |
95 |
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Geocoded street address on 1st try (stringent criteria) |
4,546 |
5,926 |
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Geocoded street address on 2nd try (relaxed criteria) |
4,661 |
5,938 |
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Nursing home resident excluded for analysis by block group and exact coordinates |
179 |
111 |
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Record not geocoded |
847 |
8 |
654 |
5 |
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Post Office box listed |
178 |
64 |
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No street address listed |
216 |
534 |
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No house number listed |
176 |
23 |
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Listed address unable to geocode |
277 |
33 |
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Gregorio et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2005 4:6 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-4-6 |
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