| Note: | Change in total mortality rate is the observed mortality rate in 1999 subtracted from the observed mortality rate in 2007. |
| Note: | Age standardized to year 2000 population. |
| Note: | Change in disparity is based on two educational groups of low education (12 years of education or less) and high education (13 years of education or more). It is the absolute difference in mortality rates across these two educational groups in 1999 subtracted from the absolute difference in 2007. |
| Note: | All correlations significant at or below the .01 level. |