Changes in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Rates Among French Men Between 1968 and 1996
Gwenn Menvielle, PhD,
Annette Leclerc, PhD,
Jean-François Chastang, PhD,
Maria Melchior, PhD,
Danièle Luce, PhD for the Evolution Des Inégalités Sociales Par Causes Médicales de Décès (Trend in Social Inequalities by Cause of Death) group
At the time of the study, the authors were with the National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Saint-Maurice, France.
FIGURE 1——Age-adjusted mortality rates (per 100 000 male person-years) for selected occupational classes for each period for (a) all cancers, (b) lung cancer, (c) upper aerodigestive tract cancers, (d) esophageal cancer, (e) colorectal cancer, and (f) other cancers.
Note. Mortality rates are adjusted for age by direct standardization, with the use of the total male person-years for the period 1968 to 1996 as the standard.