SEER 1973-2010 Research Data in ASCII Text Format April 24, 2013 The following is a description of the contents of the SEER_1973_2010_TEXTDATA directory on the 1973-2010 Research Data DVD. The data in this directory are stored in ASCII text format and must be analyzed with your own statistical/analytical software. Additional information regarding the SEER 1973-2010 Research Data is located on the SEER Web site at: http://seer.cancer.gov/data This TEXTDATA directory contains the following: - SEER Cancer Incidence Research Database for patients diagnosed 1973-2010 - County level population estimates for the SEER registries by 19 age groups and single ages from the Census Bureau for 1973-2010 - Data dictionaries for the SEER and population data Similar in nature to the previous 1973-2009 version with the July - December 2005 Louisiana diagnoses being distributed as a supplement to the SEER Research Data. Hurricane Katrina had a large impact on Louisiana's population for this six month time period so these diagnoses are not analyzed in most SEER reporting. Consequently, the populations include one decimal place. Use of or citation of any data on this DVD in a published document should contain the following reference. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) Research Data (1973-2010), National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Surveillance Systems Branch, released April 2013, based on the November 2012 submission. To reference an electronic copy of the most recent and previous versions of the SEER Cancer Statistics Review (CSR) and other materials, please visit the SEER Web site at: http://seer.cancer.gov Some documentation contained on this DVD is in Portable Document Format (PDF). The PDF files can be viewed and printed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader public domain software provided at the Adobe Web site: http://www.adobe.com The following paragraphs describe the general directory structure of the CD. \INCIDENCE SEERDIC.PDF - Data dictionary for the SEER incidence data files Additional documentation is located on the SEER Web site: http://seer.cancer.gov/data READ.SEER.RESEARCH.NOV2012.SAS - SAS code with input statement only. Setup to read SEER 9 only, other files have same format. Sub-directories with the SEER November 2012 Research Data files. The SEER November 2012 data within each sub-directory have been broken out into nine site group files. The split into site files was made using the Site recode ICD-O-3/WHO 2008. These files are stored as ASCII text files. BREAST.TXT - Breast COLRECT.TXT - Colon and Rectum DIGOTHR.TXT - Other Digestive FEMGEN.TXT - Female Genital LYMYLEUK.TXT - Lymphoma of All Sites and Leukemia MALEGEN.TXT - Male Genital RESPIR.TXT - Respiratory URINARY.TXT - Urinary OTHER.TXT - All Other Sites YR1973_2010.SEER9 This directory contains the SEER November 2012 Research Data files from nine SEER registries for 1973-2010. The SEER 9 registries are Atlanta, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, San Francisco-Oakland, Seattle-Puget Sound, and Utah. Data are available for cases diagnosed from 1973 and later for these registries with the exception of Seattle-Puget Sound and Atlanta. The Seattle-Puget Sound and Atlanta registries joined the SEER program in 1974 and 1975, respectively. YR1992_2010.SJ_LA_RG_AK This directory contains the SEER November 2012 Research Data files from the San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Rural Georgia and Alaska Natives SEER registries for 1992-2010. YR2000_2010.CA_KY_LO_NJ_GA This directory contains the SEER November 2012 Research Data files from the Greater California, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Greater Georgia SEER registries for 2000-2010. For the year 2005, only January - June diagnoses are included for Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina had a large impact on Louisiana's population for the July - December 2005 time period. For most SEER reporting, Louisiana cases diagnosed in the latter half of 2005 are not analyzed. YR2005.LO_2ND_HALF This directory contains the July - December 2005 diagnoses for Louisiana from their November 2012 SEER submission. Hurricane Katrina had a large impact on Louisiana's population for this six month time period. For most SEER reporting, Louisiana cases diagnosed during this six month period are not analyzed. These data are considered a supplement to the SEER Research Data. \POPULATIONS POPDIC.HTML - Data dictionary for the population data files Additional documentation is located on the SEER Web site: http://seer.cancer.gov/popdata Sub-directories with population files (19AGEGROUPS.TXT and SINGLEAGES.TXT) with estimates to match the registry/year coverage of the SEER Research Incidence Data for 1973-2010. These files are stored as ASCII text files. WHITE_BLACK_OTHER\YR1973_2010.SEER9 This directory contains population files for the SEER 9 registries for the appropriate years. These populations contain estimates for the races of White, Black, and Other (American Indian/Asian Pacific Islander). To be consistent with the SEER Research Incidence Data, the Seattle-Puget Sound and Atlanta registry population estimates are for 1974-2010 and 1975-2010, respectively. EXPANDED.RACE.BY.HISPANIC\YR1992_2010.SEER9.PLUS.SJ_LA_RG_AK This directory contains population files for the SEER 9 registries plus San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Rural Georgia and Alaska Natives for 1992-2010. The populations are for the eight combinations of race and Hispanic origin. The races are White, Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander. Hispanic origin has values of Hispanic and non-Hispanic. To be consistent with the SEER Research Incidence Data, the populations for the Alaska Native Tumor Registry only include the estimates for American Indian/Alaskan Native. EXPANDED.RACE.BY.HISPANIC\YR2000_2010.CA_KY_LO_NJ_GA This directory contains population files for the Greater California, Kentucky, Louisiana, and New Jersey registries for 2000-2010. For the year 2005, the Louisiana populations here are meant to only be used with the January - June diagnoses. The populations are for the eight combinations of race and Hispanic origin. The races are White, Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander. Hispanic origin has values of Hispanic and non-Hispanic. EXPANDED.RACE.BY.HISPANIC\YR2005.LO_2ND_HALF This directory contains population files to be utilized with the July - December 2005 Louisiana diagnoses. The populations are for the eight combinations of race and Hispanic origin. The races are White, Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander. Hispanic origin has values of Hispanic and non-Hispanic. ---------------- REVISION HISTORY ---------------- 4/24/2012 - Initial Release