Mexican	Puerto Rican	Cuban	Other Hispanic
Duration of stay (15 or more years)
Less than 5 years	0.63 *	0.66	0.94	0.19 **
5–14 years	0.85	0.97	0.90	0.77
U.S.-born	1.18 *	1.33 +	1.35	1.96 ***
Naturalized U.S. citizen	0.92	N/A	0.99	0.95
Language of interview (English only)
Spanish	1.10	1.36 *	1.56 *	1.11
Dual language	1.01	1.30	0.92	0.86
Language unknown	0.90	1.08	1.25	0.97
Male (female)	1.52 ***	1.88 ***	1.69	1.29 *
Schooling (More than high school degree)
Less than high school	1.28 *	1.48 *	1.19	1.08
High school degree	1.32 **	1.34	1.08	0.96
Unknown schooling	1.00	0.44	1.22	1.03
Below poverty line	1.24 **	1.04	1.11	1.41 *
Missing	0.98	0.95	1.06	1.11
Homeowner	0.84 **	0.76 *	0.82	0.79 *
Smoking Status
Former Smoker	1.34 **	1.21	1.29	1.27
Current Smoker	1.65 ***	1.76 *	2.08 **	1.81
Missing	2.72 *	7.64 ***	0.86	2.56
Drinking Status (Never Drinker)
Former drinker	1.16	1.69 *	2.00	1.36
Current light/moderate drinker	0.80 +	0.88	0.57	0.89
Current heavy drinker	1.91 *	1.23	2.02	0.84
Missing	0.51	0.76	---	1.07
Body Mass Index ("Normal" weight)
Underweight	1.27	--	5.49 *	0.97
Overweight	0.76	1.03	0.85	1.00
Obese class 1	0.82	0.90	0.89	1.12
Obese class 2	0.87	1.64	0.95	1.15
Obese class 3	0.99	1.93	2.04 **	1.07
Not in Adult Sample	1.10	1.93 **	1.04	1.41
No. individuals	50,730	7,063	4,534	18,145
No. events	1,410	279	296	445

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