QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥45 Years Who Have Ever Had Lung Cancer by Education Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Percentage of Adults Aged ≥45 Years Who Have Ever Had Lung Cancer by Education Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Weeks, Julie D. ; Elgaddal, Nazik
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 2021, 3.2% of adults aged ≥45 years had ever been told they had lung cancer. The prevalence of lung cancer among adults aged ≥45 years was highest for those with less than a high school education (8.6%). The percentage of adults who had ever had lung cancer decreased with increasing education level, with the lowest prevalence occurring among those with a bachelor’s degree or higher (1.6%).
  
  Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
  
  Reported by: Julie D. Weeks, PhD; Nazik Elgaddal, MS.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Disease Notification Educational Status Epidemiology Humans Lung Neoplasms Public Health Public Health Surveillance Surveys And Questionnaires
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 71(45):1460
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  45
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Center for Health Statistics
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123148/cdc_123148_DS1.pdf
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