TABLE 2.

Mortality characteristics of 897,232 adults aged 25 years or older in the 1986–2000 NHIS^* Linked Mortality Files^†

	Public use		Restricted use
	Unweighted no.	Weighted %	Unweighted no.	Weighted %
Mean follow-up period (years)	9.1	8.7	9.1	8.6
Assigned vital status
Dead	114,264	11.8	114,264	11.8
Alive	782,968	88.2	782,968	88.2
Cause-specific deaths‡
Diseases of the heart	37,272	32.5	36,689	32.0
Ischemic heart disease	11,434	10.0	11,290	9.8
Cancer, all sites	30,220	26.6	30,197	26.5
Lung cancer	8,838	7.8	8,395	7.4
Colorectal cancer	3,044	2.6	3,094	2.7
Breast cancer§	2,421	4.3	2,372	4.2
Prostate cancer¶	1,762	3.0	1,786	3.0
Cerebrovascular diseases	7,802	6.8	7,855	6.8
Diabetes	3,361	2.9	3,384	2.9
Pneumonia/influenza	3,306	2.9	3,342	2.9
Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis	1,238	1.1	1,268	1.1
Unintentional injuries	3,242	2.9	3,294	2.9
Suicide	1,097	1.0	1,117	1.1
Homicide	410	0.3	425	0.4

^*NHIS, National Health Interview Survey.

^†Mortality follow-up was through December 31, 2002.

^‡Underlying cause-of-death codes are based upon the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries, and Causes of Death, Tenth Revision, recode into 113 selected causes. Weighted percentages for cause-specific deaths are based upon the sample of decedents.

^§Women only.

^¶Men only.