Table 4 Correlates of Imprecise Reporting of the Timing of Diagnosis (OR, 95% CI).

Year of birth

0.98***

0.97,0.99

0.98***

0.97,0.99

0.98**

0.97,1.00

Female

1.34*

0.95,1.89

1.31

0.93,1.86

1.15

0.64,2.07

Nonwhite

1.62**

1.10,2.39

1.75***

1.18,2.61

1.47

0.91,2.38

Not married

0.80

0.57,1.12

0.90

0.62,1.31

0.71

0.43,1.16

Education

0.94*

0.88,1.00

0.94*

0.88,1.01

0.90**

0.83,0.98

Rural

1.29

0.80,2.07

1.35

0.83,2.20

1.67*

0.93,2.97

Midwest (NE = ref.)

0.85

0.52,1.38

0.89

0.54,1.45

0.74

0.41,1.34

South

0.72

0.45,1.15

0.81

0.50,1.32

0.85

0.48,1.52

West

0.66

0.39,1.12

0.77

0.45,1.31

0.74

0.39,1.39

Inconsistent reports

2.42***

1.59,3.69

2.72***

1.46,5.10

Number of reports

2.20***

1.76,2.75

1.91***

1.44,2.53

Respondent (self = ref.)

   Only proxy

1.87***

1.21,2.90

1.74**

1.03,2.93

   Self and proxy

2.07***

1.38,3.09

1.79**

1.07,2.99

Diagnosis year

0.94***

0.91,0.97

Cancer site (Breast = ref.)

   Colon

1.91

0.86,4.26

   Lung

1.46

0.42,5.00

   Lymphoma

0.78

0.26,2.39

   Melanoma

1.84

0.63,5.38

   Prostate

1.80

0.77,4.19

   Skin

0.76

0.12,4.92

   Uterine

1.78

0.72,4.37

   Ovarian

1.50

0.39,5.82

   Cervical

2.38**

1.02,5.58

   Other

1.49

0.79,2.81

Limitations

1.34

0.87,2.07

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