Table 2.

Ranking of functional forms of the association between educational attainment and U.S. adult mortality, ages 45–84

Model	1986–1999				2000–2006
	NHW Male	NHW Female	NHB Male	NHB Female	NHW Male	NHW Female	NHB Male	NHB Female
1. Semi-Nonparametric	11	12	13	13	11	12	13	13
2. Continuous (ed)	10	10	4	3	9	10	1	10
Step Changes with Zero Slopes
3. lths+hs, sc+co	13	13	12	7	13	13	12	12
4. lths, hs, sc+co	12	9	2	1	12	9	11	5
5. lths, hs+sc, co	8	7	1	2	8	7	5	1
6. lths, hs, sc, co	7	3	7	5	7	2	9	3
Step Changes with Constant, Nonzero Slopes
7. ed, lths+hs, sc+co	3	4	8	10	4	4	7	6
8. ed, lths, hs, sc+co	9	6	6	6	10	8	6	8
9. ed, lths, hs+sc, co	2	2	5	8	1	3	3	2
10. ed, lths, hs, sc, co	4	5	9	11	5	5	8	7
Step Changes with Varying Slopes
11. ed, lths+hs, sc+co, ed x (lths+hs), ed x (sc+co)	6	11	10	9	6	11	4	11
12. ed, lths, hs+co, ed x lths, ed x (hs+sc), ed x co	5	8	11	12	3	6	10	9
13. ed, lths, ed x lths	1	1	3	4	2	1	2	4
Pseudo-R2 of top ranking model	0.102	0.090	0.070	0.062	0.106	0.106	0.079	0.074

^*All models are unadjusted for sampling weights and design; Top ranking models are shaded.

^**NHW = non-Hispanic white; NHB = non-Hispanic black.