TABLE 7.
Mortality from homicide by sociodemographic characteristics for non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black adults aged 25 years or older in the 1986–2000 NHIS* Linked Mortality Files†
| Public use (deaths = 320) |
Restricted use (deaths = 331) |
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| Hazard ratio‡ | 95% confidence interval | Hazard ratio‡ | 95% confidence interval | |
| Age in years | 0.98 | 0.97, 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98, 1.00 |
| Sex | ||||
| Women | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Men | 2.70 | 2.13, 3.42 | 2.70 | 2.14, 3.40 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 4.01 | 3.01, 5.33 | 3.90 | 2.92, 5.20 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Widowed | 1.26 | 0.70, 2.29 | 1.50 | 0.88, 2.57 |
| Divorced/separated | 1.60 | 1.15, 2.21 | 1.62 | 1.15, 2.27 |
| Never married | 1.88 | 1.32, 2.68 | 1.89 | 1.33, 2.69 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Less than high school | 2.44 | 1.71, 3.50 | 2.31 | 1.63, 3.26 |
| High school/GED* | 1.65 | 1.22, 2.23 | 1.55 | 1.16, 2.07 |
| More than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 0.46 | 0.30, 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.30, 0.71 |
| Midwest | 0.82 | 0.55, 1.20 | 0.80 | 0.54, 1.18 |
| South | 1.07 | 0.76, 1.52 | 1.03 | 0.72, 1.47 |
| West | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
*
NHIS, National Health Interview Survey (n = 802,387); GED, general equivalency diploma (a certificate representing the equivalent of a high-school diploma).
†
Mortality follow-up was through December 31, 2002.
‡
Estimated from a Cox proportional hazards model.