Appendix Table 3.
Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) Values from Models Predicting Mortality Based on Different Specifications of Educational Attainment, Non-Hispanic Whites, Age 45–84.
| Table 3 BIC values | ||||||||||
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| Midwest | Northeast | South | West | National | ||||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Specification 1 | 26093 | 22466 | 18799 | 16505 | 37157 | 30825 | 16855 | 14459 | 98403 | 83753 |
| Specification 2 | 25951 | 22365 | 18664 | 16378 | 37027 | 30700 | 16724 | 14315 | 98330 | 83685 |
| Specification 3 | 26011 | 22395 | 18690 | 16396 | 37127 | 30760 | 16764 | 14329 | 98580 | 83817 |
| Specification 4 | 25988 | 22367 | 18680 | 16387 | 37078 | 30687 | 16768 | 14331 | 98455 | 83666 |
| Specification 5 | 25948 | 22346 | 18657 | 16373 | 37026 | 30699 | 16713 | 14320 | 98281 | 83629 |
| Specification 6 | 25955 | 22353 | 18663 | 16384 | 37027 | 30689 | 16724 | 14328 | 98272 | 83618 |
| Specification 7 | 25967 | 22363 | 18675 | 16396 | 37032 | 30701 | 16735 | 14340 | 98277 | 83631 |
| Specification 8 | 25974 | 22376 | 18681 | 16396 | 37046 | 30693 | 16747 | 14336 | 98348 | 83661 |
| Specification 9 | 25956 | 22358 | 18667 | 16384 | 37022 | 30701 | 16724 | 14331 | 98269 | 83636 |
| Specification 10 | 25967 | 22363 | 18675 | 16396 | 37032 | 30701 | 16735 | 14340 | 98277 | 83631 |
| Specification 11 | 25966 | 22379 | 18673 | 16396 | 37028 | 30718 | 16730 | 14335 | 98300 | 83695 |
| Specification 12 | 25978 | 22372 | 18684 | 16405 | 37039 | 30711 | 16745 | 14351 | 98282 | 83637 |
| Specification 13 | 25959 | 22351 | 18663 | 16384 | 37018 | 30687 | 16731 | 14329 | 98274 | 83612 |
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| Table 4 BIC values | ||||||||||
| Specification 1 | 25873 | 22283 | 18668 | 16422 | 36834 | 30563 | 16651 | 14293 | 97444 | 82987 |
| Specification 2 | 25727 | 22165 | 18527 | 16287 | 36691 | 30420 | 16513 | 14145 | 97340 | 82868 |
| Specification 3 | 25747 | 22172 | 18530 | 16292 | 36720 | 30431 | 16525 | 14145 | 97414 | 82896 |
| Specification 4 | 25748 | 22170 | 18534 | 16296 | 36717 | 30414 | 16536 | 14156 | 97389 | 82856 |
| Specification 5 | 25723 | 22158 | 18522 | 16289 | 36686 | 30421 | 16507 | 14155 | 97290 | 82841 |
| Specification 6 | 25735 | 22169 | 18532 | 16301 | 36697 | 30424 | 16518 | 14166 | 97300 | 82849 |
| Specification 7 | 25747 | 22177 | 18542 | 16311 | 36708 | 30437 | 16530 | 14177 | 97314 | 82859 |
| Specification 8 | 25751 | 22182 | 18544 | 16308 | 36714 | 30426 | 16536 | 14168 | 97364 | 82869 |
| Specification 9 | 25735 | 22168 | 18534 | 16300 | 36696 | 30432 | 16518 | 14167 | 97302 | 82855 |
| Specification 10 | 25747 | 22177 | 18542 | 16311 | 36708 | 30437 | 16530 | 14177 | 97314 | 82859 |
| Specification 11 | 25742 | 22183 | 18540 | 16307 | 36698 | 30441 | 16523 | 14167 | 97323 | 82888 |
| Specification 12 | 25758 | 22188 | 18553 | 16322 | 36716 | 30448 | 16541 | 14188 | 97322 | 82868 |
| Specification 13 | 25740 | 22166 | 18531 | 16301 | 36696 | 30424 | 16527 | 14165 | 97313 | 82843 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2000–2009. Linked Mortality File through end of 2011.