Table 5.
Mortality Experience Relative to non-Hispanic whites |
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Ages 25–64 | Ages 65+ | |||
Subgroup | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
US Born | ||||
Mexican | Higher for men | Lower for women | Lower | Lower |
Puerto Rican | Higher | No Difference | No Difference | No Difference |
Cuban | No Difference | No Difference | No Difference | Lower for men |
Dominican | No Difference | No Difference | No Difference | No Difference |
Central/South American | No Difference | No Difference | No Difference | No Difference |
other Hispanic | Higher | No Difference | No Difference | Lower for men |
Foreign Born | ||||
Mexican | Higher | Lower for women | Lower | Lower |
Puerto Rican | Higher | Lower for women | Lower for women | Lower |
Cuban | Lower for women | Lower for women | Lower | Lower |
Dominican | Lower for women | Lower | Lower | Lower |
Central/South American | Lower | Lower | Lower | Lower |
other Hispanic | Lower | Lower | Lower | Lower |
Notes: Differences refer to statistically significant higher or lower mortality risk of the Hispanic subgroup with respect to non-Hispanic white men and women of the same age. Unadjusted models control only for age and year of interview. Adjusted models control for socioeconomic covariates: education, family income, employment status, marital status, family size. Comparisons with no sex specified means that the advantage/disadvantage pertains to both men and women.