Table 1.
Characteristics of mortality and modeled PM2.5, 2007–2011
| Total | GA | NC | SC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths (%) | 848,270 | 311,831 (37) | 357,915 (42) | 178,524 (21) |
| Age, mean (SD), yr | 73 (17) | 72 (18) | 73 (17) | 73 (17) |
| > 65, No. (%) | 603,600 (71) | 216,416 (69) | 260,544 (73) | 126,640 (71) |
| > 75, No. (%) | 438,728 (52) | 156,805 (50) | 190,724 (53) | 91,199 (51) |
| Missing | 43 (≤1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 43 (≤1) |
| Sex, No. (%) | ||||
| Male | 409,408 (48) | 149,790 (48) | 172,171 (48) | 87,447 (49) |
| Female | 438,847 (52) | 162,041 (52) | 185,739 (52) | 91,067 (51) |
| Missing | 15 (≤1) | 0 (0) | 5 (≤1) | 10 (≤1) |
| Race, No. (%) | ||||
| White | 631,701 (75) | 223,727 (72) | 279,375 (78) | 128,599 (73) |
| Black | 206,226 (24) | 85,020 (27) | 73,812 (21) | 47,394 (27) |
| Other | 9,202 (1) | 3,084 (1) | 4,728 (1) | 1,390 (1) |
| Missing | 1141 (≤1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1,141 (1) |
| Education, No. (%) | ||||
| ≤8 yr | 118,283 (14) | 18,915 (6) | 66,198 (19) | 33,170 (19) |
| ≤ 11 | 112,699 (13) | 17,580 (6) | 67,463 (19) | 27,656 (16) |
| ≤12 | 227,791 (27) | 44,535 (14) | 118,816 (33) | 64,440 (37) |
| ≤15 | 109,018 (13) | 27,698 (9) | 53,576 (15) | 27,744 (16) |
| ≥16 | 77,187 (9) | 8,201 (3) | 46,645 (13) | 22,341 (13) |
| Missing | 203,292 (24) | 194,902 (63) | 5217 (1) | 3,173 (2) |
| Residence, No. (%) | ||||
| Urban | 445,393 (53) | 182,461 (59) | 174,830 (49) | 88,102 (49) |
| Rural | 398,538 (47) | 129,095 (41) | 179,381 (51) | 90,062 (51) |
| Missing | 4,339 (0.5) | 275 (≤1) | 3,704 (1) | 360 (≤1) |
| Cause of Death, No. (%) | ||||
| CVD | 194,180 (55) | 71,643 (55) | 81,604 (55) | 40,933 (55) |
| Stroke | 46,535 (13) | 16,252 (12) | 20,116 (13) | 10,167 (14) |
| CHF | 23,119 (7) | 10,364 (8) | 8,180 (5) | 4,575 (6) |
| MI | 42,371 (5) | 13,686 (4) | 18,105 (5) | 10,580 (6) |
| Respiratory | 89,280 (25) | 32,475 (25) | 38,791 (26) | 18,014 (24) |
| Missing | 38 (≤1) | 38 (≤1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| PM2.5 mean (SD), μg/m3 | 11.1 (4.4) | 11.6 (4.5) | 10.7 (4.3) | 10.9 (4.2) |
| Range (min, max) | 0.02, 86.2 | 0.8, 80.2 | 0.02, 86.2 | 0.5, 70.99 |