Table 3. Actual and corrected % linked and corresponding ratios compared to White Non-Hispanic participants among 1989-2009 National Health Interview Survey Participants aged >65 years at interview linked with the National Death Index through 2011. National mortality rate ratios are included for comparison.

	Observed % linked	Observed ratio	Corrected % linked	Corrected ratio	National mortality rate ratiosa 1999-2011
Hispanic	35.6	.71	42.1	.77	.75
Asian/Pacific Islander	27.7	.55	32.8	.60	.60
Black non-Hispanic	49.2	.98	56.0	1.02	1.13
White non-Hispanic	50.1	1.0 (Ref)	54.7	1.0 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref.)

a. Age-adjusted mortality rate ratios for adults aged ≥65 years calculated from the NCHS Compressed Mortality File for 1999-2011. Rates were age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population.