Table 2.

Rate Ratio of Lung Cancer Deaths per 100 Fiber-years/mL of Cumulative Asbestos Exposure Under Several Outcome Misclassification Scenarios, Charleston, South Carolina, 1940–2001

Model	Specificity	Sensitivity	RR	95% CI	−2 Log Likelihood
Crude	1	1	3.52	2.86, 4.33	21,102
Adjusteda	1	1	1.94	1.55, 2.44	18,783
	0.98	0.90	2.03	1.57, 2.61	18,811
	0.98	0.80	2.02	1.57, 2.60	18,811
	0.98	0.60	2.00	1.56, 2.56	18,812
	0.95	0.90	2.19	1.60, 3.00	18,820
	0.95	0.80	2.17	1.59, 2.98	18,820
	0.95	0.60	2.12	1.56, 2.89	18,820
	0.90	0.90	2.97	1.34, 6.56	18,850
	0.90	0.80	3.03	1.32, 6.94	18,850
	0.90	0.60	3.07	1.54, 6.10	18,850

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RR, rate ratio.

^a Adjusted for sex, race, age, and year of study entry.