TABLE 2.
Mortality Rates by Selected Causes, Birth Rates, and Risk Ratios for the Population Aged 17 Years and Younger: 100 Most Populous US Cities, 1992–2002
| 1992 |
2002 |
Change, 1992–2002, RR (95% CI) |
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| Nondistressed Cities | Distressed Cities | RR (95% CI) | Nondistressed Cities | Distressed Cities | RR (95% CI) | Nondistressed Cities | Distressed Cities | Distressed vs Nondistressed | |
| Whites | |||||||||
| Mortality rate | |||||||||
| Homicide, per 100 000 | 2.90 | 3.81 | 1.32 (1.05,1.65) | 1.85 | 2.61 | 1.41 (1.06, 1.84) | 0.64 (0.51, 0.80) | 0.69 (0.51, 0.91) | 1.07 (0.75, 1.54) |
| Motor vehicle–related, per 100 000 | 6.38 | 5.36 | 0.84 (7.9, 1.00) | 5.30 | 6.52 | 1.23 (1.03, 1.46) | 0.83 (0.72, 0.95) | 1.22 (0.99, 1.50) | 1.46 (1.14,1.88) |
| All other accidents, per 100 000 | 5.92 | 6.97 | 1.18 (1.00,1.39) | 4.50 | 5.00 | 1.11 (0.92,1.35) | 0.76 (0.66, 0.88) | 0.72 (0.58, 0.88) | 0.94 (0.73, 1.21) |
| Infant mortality, per 1000 | 6.69 | 7.88 | 1.18 (1.01,1.38) | 5.37 | 6.33 | 1.18 (0.98, 1.40) | 0.80 (0.70, 0.92) | 0.80 (0.66, 0.97) | 1.00(0.79,1.26) |
| Birth rate, per 1000 | |||||||||
| Aged 10–14 y | 0.70 | 0.91 | 1.30 (0.81,2.07) | 0.29 | 0.52 | 1.80 (0.93, 3.50) | 0.41 (0.24, 0.69) | 0.57 (0.30, 1.06) | 1.39 (0.62, 3.13) |
| Aged 15–17 y | 30.41 | 38.89 | 1.28 (1.19, 1.37) | 15.64 | 24.73 | 1.58 (1.44, 1.74) | 0.51 (0.48, 0.55) | 0.64 (0.58,0.70) | 1.24 (1.10, 1.40) |
| Blacks | |||||||||
| Mortality rate | |||||||||
| Homicides, per 100 000 | 17.48 | 18.92 | 1.08 (0.98,1.2) | 7.34 | 13.34 | 1.82 (1.60, 2.07) | 0.42 (0.38, 0.47) | 0.71 (0.62, 0.80) | 1.68 (1.43, 1.98) |
| Motor vehicle–related, per 100 000 | 6.60 | 7.70 | 1.67 (1.00,1.34) | 6.03 | 6.67 | 1.11 (0.93, 1.31) | 0.91 (0.80, 1.04) | 0.87 (0.72, 1.05) | 0.95 (0.75,1.19) |
| All other accidents, per 100 000 | 10.99 | 11.67 | 1.06 (0.94, 1.20) | 7.25 | 10.12 | 1.40 (1.21, 1.61) | 0.66 (0.59, 0.74) | 0.87 (0.74, 1.01) | 1.31 (1.09,1.59) |
| Infant mortality, per 1000 | 15.48 | 18.51 | 1.20 (1.08,1.32) | 14.24 | 15.13 | 1.06 (0.95, 1.19) | 0.92 (0.84,1.00) | 0.82 (0.72, 0.93) | 0.89 (0.76,1.03) |
| Birth rate, per 1000 | |||||||||
| Aged 10–14 y | 4.37 | 6.98 | 1.60 (1.34,1.91) | 1.91 | 2.95 | 1.55 (1.18, 2.03) | 0.44 (0.36, 0.53) | 0.42 (0.33, 0.54) | 0.97 (0.70,1.34) |
| Aged 15–17 y | 91.23 | 115.81 | 1.27 (1.22,1.32) | 45.75 | 60.91 | 1.33 (1.26, 1.41) | 0.50 (0.48, 0.52) | 0.53 (0.50, 0.56) | 1.05 (0.98,1.13) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; RR = rate ratio.