Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Roca Honda Mine

Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
Table 79. Lung and bronchus cancer incidence rates in Cibola and McKinley Counties per
10,000 population
Non-Hispanic White
Cibola County 8.37
(5.87 – 11.98)
McKinley County 6.36
(4.45 – 9.07)
New Mexico 5.89
(5.69 – 6.10)
Hispanic
Cibola County 4.66*
(2.13 – 9.03)
McKinley County 2.65*
(0.99 – 5.95)
New Mexico 3.39
(3.14 – 3.63)
American Indian
Cibola County 0.80*
(0.16 – 2.52)
McKinley County .80*
(.38 – 1.52)
New Mexico 1.69
(1.32 – 2.15)
2.12
(1.73 – 2.56)
1990-1995 1996-2001 2002-2007
7.39
(5.19 – 10.47)
5.71
(3.88 – 8.24)
5.74
(5.55 – 5.93)
3.84*
(1.97 – 6.99)
3.09*
(1.35 – 6.25)
3.49
(3.28 – 3.72)
1.16*
(0.37 – 2.92)
1.52
(.96 – 2.31)
1.56
(1.27 – 1.90)
Source: NMDH, 2011; * Note: these rates are considered statistically unstable by the NM Tumor Registry.
6.96
(5.02 – 9.71)
4.47
(2.99 – 6.71)
5.86
(5.68 – 6.05)
4.09
(2.43 – 6.63)
2.29*
(1.09 – 4.35)
3.13
(2.95 – 3.32)
1.47*
(0.58 – 3.11)
.94
(.55 – 1.54)
Figure 71. Lung and bronchus cancer incidence rates for males by race/ethnicity,
New Mexico, 1976–2000
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