TABLE 2—
Weighted Linear Regression Estimates for Crude Premature Death Rates per 100 000: American Community Survey and Vital Statistics Data, New York City, 2008–2012
| Variable | b (SE) |
| Low incomea | 2.94 (0.65) |
| Aged 45–64 y | 7.67 (1.45) |
| Female | 4.75 (2.47) |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.91 (0.31) |
| Hispanic | 0.05 (0.37) |
| Asian | 0.09 (0.62) |
| Other race | 0.78 (1.80) |
| Foreign-born | −2.89 (0.52) |
| No college education | 0.71 (0.52) |
| Constant | −327.75 (122.94) |
| No. | 59 |
| R2 | 0.87 |
Note. We derived all variables as either rates or proportions of the population younger than 65 years in the community district.
We defined low income as family income < 200% of the federal poverty level according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.