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Table 3 Median survival time and survival rates, n = 161,228

From: Marital status and its effect on lung cancer survival

 

Median survival (months)

Survival rates (%) at time (yrs) after diagnosis

1 yr

3 yrs

5 yrs

Overall

8.1

39.9

18.2

12.1

Marital status

    

Never married

4.9

31.5

13.0

8.4

Separated/Divorced

4.1

30.6

13.5

8.9

Widowed

7.7

38.8

17.2

10.7

Married

9.9

44.5

20.9

14.2

Race

    

White

8.1

40.1

18.5

12.3

Black

7.0

36.2

14.5

8.9

Other

10.2

46.2

20.1

12.5

Hispanic origin

    

No

8.0

39.8

18.2

12.1

Yes

8.4

40.5

17.9

12.1

SES

    

Lowest

6.5

34.8

13.8

8.7

Middle-Low

7.6

38.3

16.8

11.0

Middle-High

8.5

41.1

19.4

12.8

Highest

9.5

44.0

21.7

15.1

  1. SES = Socioeconomic Status (percent living below poverty line); Lowest (≥20%); Middle-low (≥10% and <20%); Middle-high (≥5% and <10%); Highest (<5%).