Statistical Table 2

 

Characteristics of Participating Registries, CBTRUS 1992-1997
STATE YEARS OF DATA NO. OF PEOPLE WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED BRAIN TUMORS PERCENT
BENIGN TUMORS		 PERCENT HISTOLOGICALLY CONFIRMED TUMORS POPULATIONa
1995 CENSUS
Arizona 1992-1997 3,403 43.4 81.8 4,307,074
Colorado 1992-1997 3,948 55.1 74.4 3,738,237
Connecticut 1992-1997 2,791 39.9 88.1 3,261,812
Delaware 1992-1997 417 24.0 81.5 718,700
Idaho 1992-1997 886 40.4 84.9 1,163,542
Maine 1992-1996 504 b 94.8 1,233,193
Massachusetts 1992-1997 4,071 27.8 c 90.0 6,057,923
Minnesota 1992-1997 4,022 46.9 98.8 4,604,947
Montana 1992-1997 723 41.1 78.0 868,478
New Mexico 1992-1997 392 44.1 88.3 1,683,773
New York 1992-1997 12,965 33.9 73.2 18,144,950
North Carolina 1992-1997 4,059 28.5 85.9 7,185,920
Utah 1992-1997 1,563 47.0 81.2 1,991,495
Virginia 1994-1997 2,162 28.5 86.8 6,601,639
TOTAL   41,906 37.7 d 82.1 61,561,683

a 1995 population data estimates were obtained from the census data provided to the SEER program.
b Data available for malignant tumors only.
c Behavior data were available for 1995-1997 only (2,147 cases).
d Based on data available from 39,982 cases.
Abbreviations: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States.



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