Table 3.
Model 1: White | ||||||
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Poor Health* | Total N | HR | 95% C.I. | AHR** | 95% C.I. | |
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Highest quartile of state-level racial animus | 43.4% | 1687 | 1.39 | 1.28 – 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.20 – 1.47 |
Middle high | 39.3% | 956 | 1.16 | 1.08 – 1.23 | 1.13 | 1.04 – 1.22 |
Middle low | 37.1% | 1373 | 1.17 | 1.08 – 1.27 | 1.19 | 1.07 – 1.32 |
Lowest quartile of state-level racial animus | 34.2% | 630 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
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Model 2: Blacks | ||||||
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Poor Health* | Total N | HR | 95% CI | AHR** | 95% CI | |
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Highest quartile of state-level racial animus | 58.6% | 1334 | 1.20 | .97 – 1.48 | 1.20 | .95 – 1.50 |
Middle high | 57.0% | 927 | 1.17 | .922 – 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.05 – 1.63 |
Middle low | 59.3% | 597 | 1.23 | .99 – 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.12 – 1.82 |
Lowest quartile of state-level racial animus | 50.5% | 93 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
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Multiplicative interaction between state-level racial animus and race | Most racist | Middle high | Middle low | Least racist | ||
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p-value | 0.95 | 0.25 | 0.13 | Ref |
Notes.
We defined a respondent as having poor health if he/she self-rated poor or fair health in at least two consecutive interviews, starting in 1991 through 2009.
Adjusted for health status in 1990, age, education level in 1990, and state-level median income in 1990.
HR=Hazard Ratio; AHR=Adjusted Hazard Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval.