Table 4.
Interaction effects for 12-year mortality by English language use for older Mexican Americans 65+ in 1993
| English language use |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low/medium |
Medium |
High |
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| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| Model 1 | ||||||
| Socioeconomic indicators | ||||||
| Main effect | .280* | .647 | .421† | 2.46 | .504 | 1.36 |
| Income (ref cat 0–$4999) | ||||||
| $5000–$9999 | .826 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.41 | .895 | 1.27 |
| $10000+ | 2.94 | 5.10* | 2.87 | 4.27* | 4.73* | 3.39† |
| Census occupational class (ref. cat. professional) | ||||||
| Services | 4.88* | 1.34 | 2.78† | .371 | 2.40† | .566 |
| Farming | 3.93* | 1.98 | 2.04 | .438 | 3.09* | .818 |
| Craft/repair | 2.45 | .895 | 3.19 | .319 | 1.65 | .931 |
| Laborer | 5.91† | .865 | 1.55 | .199* | 1.70 | .539 |
| Never worked/homemaker | 3.77* | 1.08 | 2.12† | .085* | 2.04 | .402 |
| Model 2 | ||||||
| Nativity | ||||||
| Main effect | 1.10 | 1.11 | .933 | 1.20 | .964 | .914 |
| US Born (ref cat. Immigrant) | .820 | .827 | .935 | .821 | .966 | 1.18 |
| Model 3 | ||||||
| Health indicators | ||||||
| Main effects | 1.16 | .805 | .718 | 1.09 | .976 | 1.02 |
| Ever smoked (yes = 1) | .993 | .950 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.49 | 1.08 |
| Any ADL limitation | .907 | 1.04 | .892 | .551 | 1.66 | .983 |
| Diabetes | .576† | 1.87† | .854 | 1.40 | .708 | 1.80† |
| Hypertension | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.78† | 1.19 | 1.00 | .856 |
Men = 1167, women = 1553
Model 1 = demographic characteristics + income + occupation + English language use + English language use *income + English language use *occupation
Model 2 = demographic characteristics + income + occupation + English language use + English language use *nativity
Model 3 = demographic characteristics + income + occupation + English language use + English language use *ever smoked + English language use *any ADL limitations + English language use *diabetes + English language use *hypertension;
†
P < .10
*
P <.05
**
P < .01
***
P <.001