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Description
For sample persons ages 18 and older who reported that their biological mother was ever diagnosed with cancer by a doctor, MOAGEC reports the age at which the sample person's mother was first diagnosed as having cancer.
Comparability
There are no comparability issues with this variable.
Universe
1987: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from CACT supplement) who did not report that they never knew natural mother, and whose biological mother was ever diagnosed with cancer and had a valid cancer code.
