Databases

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) based on the National Institute of Cancer contains population data for a specified set of years, geographic areas and demographic characteristics.

 

Source: National Institute of Cancer

Size: 1,960,000 records

Years: 1973-1991, 1993

Media: Diskette

Format: ASCII Fixed Length

RecordLength: 200

Structure: Population year

Complexity: Simple; can be read directly by SAS/SPSS