Table 3.

Risks of Death Among Unmarried Adults From Common Underlying Causes

	Diseases of the Heart	Cancers (excluding lung)	Lung Cancer	Cerebrovascular Diseases	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	Accidental and Violent Deaths	Diabetes Mellitus	Influenza and Pneumonia	Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
Age at interview	1.097**	1.048**	0.996	1.118**	1.047**	1.058**	1.041**	1.127**	1.012
Male	1.863**	1.302**	1.539*	1.105	1.000	3.334**	1.428	1.739*	7.269**
Education (college)
Less than high school	1.577**	1.009	1.350*	1.138	1.691**	1.421	2.144**	0.984	3.038*
High school	1.136*	1.077	1.131	1.065	1.677**	1.197	1.778**	1.051	3.219*
Some college	1.135†	0.944	1.418**	1.084	1.328†	1.441	0.998	0.859	3.007*
Male × Education
Male × Less than high school	0.958	1.268*	1.729**	1.143	2.200**	0.757	0.904	1.396	0.310†
Male × High school	1.089	1.130	1.452†	1.119	1.667†	1.049	0.871	0 .994	0.229*
Male × Some college	1.026	1.172	1.226	0.828	1.723†	0.630	1.855	1.342	0.801
Number of deaths	8,781	3,661	1,674	1,926	1,531	476	648	841	177
N	56,338	56,338	56,338	56,338	56,338	56,338	56,338	56,338	56,338

Notes: The category “college” includes college degree or higher. Hazard ratios estimated from cause-specific Cox proportional hazards models. See Methods section for ICD codes.

†p ≤ .10; *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01.