. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2013 Apr;50(2):545–568. doi: 10.1007/s13524-012-0159-z

Table 2.

Hazard ratios from Cox regression models, National Health Interview Survey, non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black males aged 50–84, 1997–2003 (reference category in parentheses)

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Race (non-Hispanic white)
Non-Hispanic black	1.49^***	1.39^***	1.15^**
Smoking Status (ref. = never-smoker)
Former smoker, quit 30+ years ago		1.06	1.06
Former smoker, quit 20–29 years ago		1.20^**	1.18^**
Former smoker, quit 10–19 years ago		1.70^***	1.66^***
Former smoker, quit 5–9 years ago		2.30^***	2.14^***
Former smoker, quit 0–4 years ago		2.57^***	2.37^***
Current smoker, <1 pack per day		2.52^***	2.28^***
Current smoker, 1+ packs per day		3.05^***	2.66^***
N (unweighted)	27,164	27,164	27,164

Notes: All models control for survey year, age at baseline, and BMI. Model 3 also includes controls for marital status, educational attainment, family income, and region of residence.

^**

p < .01;

^***

p < .001