Table 3.
Rate ratio in premature mortality for the most and least materially and socially privileged population groups (Q5 & Q5 vs Q1 & Q1), Nova Scotia 1995-2005
| Nova Scotia | Urban | Rural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI a | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | ||||||
| RR | from | to | RR | from | to | from | to | ||
| Cancer | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Circulatory system | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| External causes | 4.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| Other causes | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| All causes | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
a95% confidence interval.