Questions and Answers

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Questions and answers about the U.S. Cancer Statistics public use databases.

I am having trouble using SEER*Stat. Where can I get help?

are available. If you do not find answers there, please contact SEER*Stat Technical Support at [email protected].

Are county-level data available?

Due to data-sharing agreements with some of the states providing data for this database, county-level data are not available in the public use database. County-level data are available to researchers in the U.S. Cancer Statistics Restricted Access Database, which is hosted at ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's National Center for Health Statistics Research Data Center.

Are single years of age available?

Single-year age data are not available in the public use database. Single-year age data are available to researchers in the U.S. Cancer Statistics Restricted Access Database.

How do I obtain mortality data?

When you obtain access to SEER Research Plus, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s National Health Statistics’ U.S. Mortality data files are included in your SEER*Stat profile. Please refer to for information on how to use these data. Mortality data are also available in the and

Can I link this database to other data sources?

The U.S. Cancer Statistics Database Request Form prohibits analysts from linking this database with any other database without ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s written approval. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to link the data.

Is a SAS or ASCII dataset available?

No. The data can be analyzed only within the SEER*Stat software.

Is case listing available? Can I download the data?

Due to data-sharing agreements with some of the states providing data for this database, case listing is not available in the SEER*Stat software, and case-level data cannot be accessed or downloaded.