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Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2014 Nov 20;127:8–18. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.024

Appendix B.

Model BIC for competing functional forms of the association between educational attainment and U.S. adult mortality, ages 45–84

Model NHW Male
NHW Female
NHB Male
NHB Female
1986–99 2000–06 1986–99 2000–06 1986–99 2000–06 1986–99 2000–06
1 220,009.1 238,476.6 194,635.3 216,698.1 38,570.7 42,224.3 41,037.4 48,547.1
2 219,922.8 238,413.3 194,517.1 216,654.0 38,435.6 42,086.2 40,899.7 48,435.2
3 220,255.1 238,933.0 194,722.6 217,050.2 38,464.4 42,151.2 40,906.5 48,499.4
4 220,032.1 238,660.2 194,513.9 216,637.0 38,431.7 42,117.1 40,893.9 48,410.6
5 219,911.3 238,389.8 194,502.3 216,567.1 38,429.4 42,097.6 40,897.8 48,388.2
6 219,898.9 238,377.3 194,494.4 216,546.4 38,439.6 42,107.2 40,903.6 48,399.5
7 219,875.6 238,343.6 194,499.0 216,553.5 38,448.6 42,105.4 40,914.9 48,411.4
8 219,921.7 238,431.9 194,499.4 216,591.8 38,439.0 42,103.8 40,904.2 48,417.1
9 219,866.6 238,330.6 194,492.9 216,552.4 38,437.5 42,093.3 40,907.5 48,399.4
10 219,875.6 238,343.6 194,499.0 216,553.5 38,448.6 42,105.4 40,914.9 48,411.4
11 219,894.0 238,365.3 194,537.3 216,673.1 38,451.2 42,096.6 40,911.3 48,447.3
12 219,883.7 238,343.2 194,511.2 216,564.6 38,457.8 42,113.8 40,926.0 48,423.4
13 219,864.2 238,342.2 194,483.1 216,542.5 38,434.9 42,093.2 40,901.5 48,402.5
*

All models are unadjusted for sampling weights and design