Table 2

One and five year relative survival after rectal cancer diagnosis by hospital catchment area category and time period of diagnosis

	One year relative survival				Five year relative survival
	Regional	County	Large local	Small local	All categories		Regional	County	Large local	Small local	All categories
1973–76	0.70	0.68	0.70	0.68	0.69		0.39	0.38	0.41	0.37	0.39
1977–80	0.74	0.73	0.73	0.69	0.72		0.45	0.44	0.45	0.42	0.44
1981–84	0.74	0.76	0.74	0.73	0.74		0.46	0.50	0.46	0.45	0.47
1985–88	0.80	0.76	0.76	0.74	0.76		0.53	0.50	0.48	0.46	0.49
1989–92	0.80	0.80	0.78	0.76	0.79		–	–	–	–	–
1973–92	0.76	0.75	0.74	0.72	0.74		0.48	0.47	0.46	0.43	0.46