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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2014 Apr;51(2):699–726. doi: 10.1007/s13524-014-0280-2

Table 3.

Coverage error estimates among Mexican-born while varying assumptions about mortality, 1995–2008, death registration method

Mortality Assumptions: 1995–1999
2000–2004
2005–2008
Ariasa Arias, Lowb Arias, Highc Ariasa Arias, Lowb Arias, Highc Ariasa Arias, Lowb Arias, Highc
All Mexican-born 24 32 17 15 24 6 4 13 −4
Female 19 29 9 13 24 3 5 16 −5
 0–14 43 62 18 40 61 13 34 55 7
 15–64 15 22 7 8 15 0 1 9 −7
  15–24 26 35 16 15 26 3 22 32 11
  25–44 11 17 4 5 12 −2 −6 1 −14
  45–64 12 17 8 9 13 4 −2 3 −7
 65+ 21 25 17 22 26 19 12 17 8
Male 28 34 22 16 24 9 4 11 −3
 0–14 46 65 21 42 63 15 23 48 −9
 15–64 25 28 22 12 16 9 2 6 −2
  15–24 35 38 31 24 28 20 24 28 20
  25–44 24 27 21 7 11 4 −6 −3 −10
  45–64 13 16 9 10 14 6 0 4 −4
 65+ 13 18 9 18 22 14 1 6 −3
a

Hispanic life table (Arias 2010), adjusted for Mexican-born.

b

Hispanic life table (Arias 2010), adjusted for Mexican-born (foreign-born to U.S.-born mortality ratio is 2 standard errors below the mean).

c

Hispanic life table (Arias 2010), adjusted for Mexican-born (foreign-born to U.S.-born mortality ratio is 2 standard errors above the mean).