Table 2.

Hazard Ratios for Hispanic Adults, United States 1998-2006

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6
Duration of stay (15 or more years)
Less than 5 years	0.62 *			0.59 *	0.59 *	0.59 **
5–14 years	0.87 +			0.84 *	0.83 *	0.84 *
U.S.-born	1.28 ***			1.37 ***	1.36 ***	1.35 ***
Naturalized U.S. citizen			1.20 **	0.94	0.84 *	0.84 *
Male · Naturalized U.S. citizen					1.22 +	1.23 †
Language of interview (English only)
Spanish		1.01		1.18 **	1.18 **	1.18 **
Dual language		0.88 +		1.00	1.00	1.00
Language unknown		0.90		0.95	0.95	0.96
National origin (Mexican)
Puerto Rican	1.22 **	1.14 +	1.09	1.28 **	1.28 **	1.27 **
Cuban	1.12	0.96	0.97	1.07	1.07	1.12
Other Hispanic	0.82 **	0.77 ***	0.78 ***	0.83 **	0.83 **	0.83 **
Male (female)	1.63 ***	1.63 ***	1.63 ***	1.62 ***	1.38 **	1.33 ***
Schooling (more than high school degree)
Less than high school	1.36 ***	1.28 ***	1.32 ***	1.32 ***	1.33 ***	1.28 ***
High school degree	1.23 *	1.22 *	1.22 *	1.22 *	1.23 **	1.20 *
Unknown schooling	0.97	0.91	0.94	0.96	0.97	0.93
Below poverty line	1.28 ***	1.27 ***	1.27 ***	1.26 ***	1.26 ***	1.23 ***
Missing	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Homeowner	0.80 ***	0.85 ***	0.83 ***	0.81 ***	0.81 ***	0.83 ***
Smoking status
Former smoker	--	--	--	--	--	1.27 ***
Current smoker	--	--	--	--	--	1.77 **
Missing	--	--	--	--	--	2.59 **
Drinking status (never drinker)
Former drinker	--	--	--	--	--	1.33 **
Current light/moderate drinker	--	--	--	--	--	0.79 **
Current heavy drinker	--	--	--	--	--	1.62 *
Missing	--	--	--	--	--	0.63
Body Mass Index ("healthy" weight)
Underweight	--	--	--	--	--	1.31
Overweight	--	--	--	--	--	0.85 *
Obese class 1	--	--	--	--	--	0.88
Obese class 2	--	--	--	--	--	1.03
Obese class 3	--	--	--	--	--	1.25 *
Not in adult sample	1.07 +	1.06	1.06	1.09 +	1.09 +	1.22 *

Source: 1998-2004 National Health Interview Surveys Linked Mortality File through 2006.

Note: referent in parentheses.

N=73,369 (2,234 deaths) for all models.

^†p ≤ .10.

^*p ≤ .05

^**p ≤ .01

^***p ≤ .001