In: Subramanian SV, Chen JT, Rehkopf DH, Waterman PD, Krieger N. Racial disparities in context: a multilevel analysis of neighborhood variations in poverty and excess mortality among Black populations in Massachusetts. Am J Public Health. 2005;95:260–265. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2003.034132.
Two tables were formatted in a potentially misleading manner. The stub heads for 2 sections of TABLE 2—Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for Fixed Parameters From Models 1, 2, and 3 Analyzing Neighborhood Heterogeneity in Associations Between Mortality, Race/Ethnicity, and Area Poverty: Massachusetts, 1989–1991 (p263) should have been formatted as follows (presenting only the heads, as the data do not change):
Note that the reference row for White × 0%–4.9% poverty should have been deleted.
The stub heads in TABLE 3—Random Parameters at the Census Tract (CT) and Block Group (BG) Levels From Models 1, 2, and 3 Analyzing Neighborhood Heterogeneity in Associations Between Mortality, Race/Ethnicity, and Area Poverty: Massachusetts, 1989–1991 (p264) should have been formatted as follows:
Table t2.
| Individual-level predictors |
| Interaction effect |
| Male × 15–24 y |
| Black × 15–24 y |
| Other × 15–24 y |
| Male × 25–44 y |
| Black × 25–44 y |
| Other × 25–44 y |
| Male × 45–64 y |
| Black × 45–64 y |
| Other × 45–64 y |
| Male × ≥ 65 y |
| Black × ≥ 65 y |
| Other × ≥ 65 y |
| Male × Black |
| Male × Other |
| Cross-level interaction effect (individual race and CT poverty) |
| Black × 5%–9.9% poverty |
| Black × 10%–19.9% poverty |
| Black × 20%–100% poverty |
| Other × 5%–9.9% poverty |
| Other × 10%–19.9% poverty |
| Other × 20%–100% poverty |
Table t3.
| Estimate (SE) | |||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Between-CT variation | |||
| Constant/constant (σ2ν0) | 0.095 (0.005) | 0.085 (0.005) | 0.066 (0.004) |
| Constant/Black (σ2ν0ν1) | . . . | 0.050 (0.015) | −0.017a (0.012) |
| Black/Black (σ2ν1) | . . . | 0.337 (0.053) | 0.158 (0.034) |
| Constant/other (σ2ν0ν2) | . . . | 0.054 (0.016) | −0.034 (0.013) |
| Black/other (σ2ν1ν2) | . . . | 0.136 (0.047) | 0.028a (0.030) |
| Other/other (σ2ν2) | . . . | 0.325 (0.064) | 0.120 (0.040) |
| Between-BG variation constant/constant (σ2u0) | 0.111 (0.004) | 0.111 (0.004) | 0.1083 (0.004) |
| Cell-level dispersion | 1.399 (0.007) | 1.405 (0.007) | 1.442 (0.007) |
Please see the original tables for table notes.