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Details of each database available in SEER*Stat are provided to help you understand the differences between databases. We also provide a database dictionary to describe all the variables in the SEER research data with links to additional documentation, when available.
Dictionary of SEER*Stat Variables
The dictionary lists all the variables in the SEER*Stat databases with the following information: field number, NAACCR item number, description and definitions, and category name where it can be found in SEER*Stat.
The dictionary is available in two formats: Excel (XLS, 96 KB) - or PDF (PDF, 225 KB) (released 4/24/2013)
Rate and Prevalence Sessions
- SEER 9 covers approximately 9.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Most years available, but smallest geographic coverage
- Rates/prevalence proportions are available for white, black, other (AI/AN, API)
- Contains one record for each of 4,355,215 tumors
- Two age variables are available: 19 age groups (< 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, ..., 85+ years) and single ages with 85+
- Different years of diagnosis are included for different registries (SEER generally excludes 1973 and 1974 from analyses for consistent (coverage)
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1973+
- Connecticut - 1973+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1973+
- Hawaii - 1973+
- Iowa - 1973+
- New Mexico - 1973+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1974+
- Utah - 1973+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1975+
- SEER 13 covers approximately 13.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Most years available for expanded race/ethnicity rates/prevalence proportions
- Rates/prevalence proportions are available by expanded race (white, black, AI/AN, and API) and Hispanic ethnicity (Hispanic and non-Hispanic)
- Contains one record for each of 3,605,458 tumors
- Two age variables are available: 19 age groups (< 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, ..., 85+ years) and single ages with 85+
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1992+
- Connecticut - 1992+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1992+
- Hawaii - 1992+
- Iowa - 1992+
- New Mexico - 1992+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1992+
- Utah - 1992+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1992+
- San Jose-Monterey - 1992+
- Los Angeles - 1992+
- Alaska Natives - 1992+
- Rural Georgia - 1992+
- Largest geographic coverage available - approximately 27.8% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Rates/prevalence proportions are available by expanded race (white, black, AI/AN, and API) and Hispanic ethnicity (Hispanic and non-Hispanic)
- Includes adjustments for areas impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita
For rate sessions, July-Dec 2005 Louisiana cases are considered supplemental data and are excluded by default (by the Cases in Research Database checkbox)
For prevalence sessions, all Louisiana cases are considered supplemental data and are excluded by default (by the Cases in Research Database checkbox)
- Contains one record for each of 4,618,437 tumors; 4,628,981 records with the Louisiana July-December 2005 cases
- Two age variables are available: 19 age groups (< 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, ..., 85+ years) and single ages with 85+
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 2000+
- Connecticut - 2000+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 2000+
- Hawaii - 2000+
- Iowa - 2000+
- New Mexico - 2000+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 2000+
- Utah - 2000+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 2000+
- San Jose-Monterey - 2000+
- Los Angeles - 2000+
- Alaska Natives - 2000+
- Rural Georgia - 2000+
- California excluding SF/SJM/LA - 2000+
- Kentucky - 2000+
- Louisiana - 2000+
- New Jersey - 2000+
- Greater Georgia - 2000+
- SEER 9 covers approximately 9.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Available only in rate session
- Used for very specialized analyses, for details refer to Incidence-Based Mortality
- Rates/prevalence proportions are available for white, black, other (AI/AN, API)
- Contains one record for each of 2,375,566 tumors. Only patients who have died by the study cut-off date are included in this database.
- Two age variables are available: 19 age groups (< 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, ..., 85+ years) and single ages with 85+
- Different years of diagnosis are included for different registries (SEER generally excludes 1973 and 1974 from analyses for consistent coverage):
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1973+
- Connecticut - 1973+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1973+
- Hawaii - 1973+
- Iowa - 1973+
- New Mexico - 1973+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1974+
- Utah - 1973+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1975+
- SEER 13 covers approximately 13.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Available only in rate session
- Used for very specialized analyses, for details refer to Incidence-Based Mortality
- Rates/prevalence proportions are available by expanded race (white, black, AI/AN, and API) and Hispanic ethnicity (Hispanic and non-Hispanic)
- Contains one record for each of 1,579,586 tumors. Only patients who have died by the study cut-off date are included in this database.
- Two age variables are available: 19 age groups (< 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, ..., 85+ years) and single ages with 85+
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1992+
- Connecticut - 1992+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1992+
- Hawaii - 1992+
- Iowa - 1992+
- New Mexico - 1992+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1992+
- Utah - 1992+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1992+
- San Jose-Monterey - 1992+
- Los Angeles - 1992+
- Alaska Natives - 1992+
- Rural Georgia - 1992+
- Largest geographic coverage available - approximately 26.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Available only in rate session
- Used for very specialized analyses, for details refer to Incidence-Based Mortality
- Rates/prevalence proportions are available by expanded race (white, black, AI/AN, and API) and Hispanic ethnicity (Hispanic and non-Hispanic)
- All cases from Louisiana are excluded from this database. The low case counts for July - December 2005 due to the impact by hurricanes Katrina and Rita impact the incidence-based mortality rates for future years.
- Contains one record for each of 1,601,167 tumors. Only patients who have died by the study cut-off date are included in this database.
- Two age variables are available: 19 age groups (< 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, ..., 85+ years) and single ages with 85+
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 2000+
- Connecticut - 2000+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 2000+
- Hawaii - 2000+
- Iowa - 2000+
- New Mexico - 2000+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 2000+
- Utah - 2000+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 2000+
- San Jose-Monterey - 2000+
- Los Angeles - 2000+
- Alaska Natives - 2000+
- Rural Georgia - 2000+
- California excluding SF/SJM/LA - 2000+
- Kentucky - 2000+
- New Jersey - 2000+
- Greater Georgia - 2000+
Survival, Case Listing, and Frequency Sessions
- Covers approximately 27.8% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Includes all available incidence research data
- Contains one record for each 7,721,967 tumors; and 7,732,511 tumors with the Louisiana July-December 2005 cases
- Different years of diagnosis are included for different registries
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1973+
- Connecticut - 1973+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1973+
- Hawaii - 1973+
- Iowa - 1973+
- New Mexico - 1973+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1974+
- Utah - 1973+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1975+
- San Jose-Monterey - 1992+
- Los Angeles - 1992+
- Alaska Natives - 1992+
- Rural Georgia - 1992+
- California excluding SF/SJM/LA - 2000+
- Kentucky - 2000+
- Louisiana - 2000+
- New Jersey - 2000+
- Greater Georgia - 2000+
MP-SIR Sessions
- Covers approximately 9.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Most years available, but smallest geographic coverage
- Associated referent rates are available for white, black, other (AI/AN, API)
- Contains one record for each of 4,355,215 tumors
- Different years of diagnosis are included for different registries (SEER generally excludes 1973 and 1974 from analyses for consistent coverage):
-
- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1973+
- Connecticut - 1973+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1973+
- Hawaii - 1973+
- Iowa - 1973+
- New Mexico - 1973+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1974+
- Utah - 1973+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1975+
- Covers approximately 13.4% of the U.S. population (based on 2010 census)
- Most geographic coverage available
- Associated referent rates are available by expanded race (white, black, AI/AN, and API) and Hispanic ethnicity (Hispanic and non-Hispanic)
- Contains one record for each of 3,605,458 tumors
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- San Francisco-Oakland SMSA - 1992+
- Connecticut - 1992+
- Detroit (Metropolitan) - 1992+
- Hawaii - 1992+
- Iowa - 1992+
- New Mexico - 1992+
- Seattle (Puget Sound) - 1992+
- Utah - 1992+
- Atlanta (Metropolitan) - 1992+
- San Jose-Monterey - 1992+
- Los Angeles - 1992+
- Alaska Natives - 1992+
- Rural Georgia - 1992+
