Table 8.

Association between state-level racism and development of poor self-rated health among a cohort of individuals in good health at baseline who never moved, by race.

Whites (N=275)
State- level racial animus	% developing poor health	HR	95% CI	AHR*	95% CI
Highest quartile	80.7%	1.19	.91 – 1.56	1.34	1.05 – 1.71
Middle high	73.8%	.95	.74 – 1.21	.92	.65 – 1.29
Middle low	66.7%	1.19	.90 – 1.56	1.15	.92 – 1.45
Lowest quartile	60.5%	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Blacks (N=169)
State- level racial animus	% developing poor health	HR	95% CI	AHR*	95% CI
Highest quartile	74.7%	1.34	.37 – 4.88	1.91	.45 – 8.05
Middle high	75.5%	1.28	.32 – 5.12	2.21	.52 – 9.42
Middle low	79.3%	1.47	.31 – 6.96	2.91	.59 – 14.41
Lowest quartile	50.0%	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref

Notes.

^*Adjusted for age, education level in 1990, and state-level median income in 1990.

HR=Hazard Ratio; ARR=Adjusted Hazard Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval.