Table 1.
Descriptive data for men and women residing inside and outside New York City (NYC), surveyed before the implementation of the Bloomberg administration’s public health initiatives (1992-2000) and after implementation (2002-10). Values represent the weighted demographics of the matched analytical sample, with unweighted n reported alongside percentages calculated using CEM weights, National Longitudinal Mortality Survey (1992-2011)
| Men, 1992-2000 |
Men, 2002-10 |
Women, 1992-2000 |
Women, 2002-10 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outside NYC | Inside NYC | Outside NYC | Inside NYC | Outside NYC | Inside NYC | Outside NYC | Inside NYC | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (mean, SD) | 40.7 (18.2) | 40.9 (18.1) | 40.0 (17.5) | 40.2 (17.4) | 42.8 (18.7) | 43.0 (18.7) | 42.4 (18.2) | 42.6 (18.2) | |
| Education, years (mean, SD) | 12.6 (3.9) | 12.7 (3.7)* | 13.0 (3.7) | 13.1 (3.6) | 12.4 (3.8) | 12.4 (3.7) | 13.0 (3.7) | 13.0 (3.7) | |
| Race | |||||||||
| White | 137589 (70.9) | 3778 (70.9) | 209901 (58.3) | 3398 (58.3) | 167329 (68.8) | 4979 (68.8) | 244644 (54.7) | 4065 (54.7) | |
| Black | 10437 (20.0) | 1065 (20.0) | 24709 (27.1) | 1581 (27.1) | 17415 (24.2) | 1751 (24.2) | 39216 (32.0) | 2375 (32.0) | |
| Othera | 5067 (9.1) | 483 (9.1) | 17532 (14.6) | 854 (14.6) | 5909 (7.0) | 510 (7.0) | 20494 (13.3) | 991 (13.3) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | |||||||||
| Puerto Rican | 1278 (11.0) | 586 (11.0) | 2188 (8.3) | 486 (8.3) | 1796 (14.2) | 1025 (14.2) | 2974 (10.6) | 787 (10.6) | |
| Mexican | 9651 (13.0) | 693 (13.0) | 26195 (19.2) | 1122 (19.2) | 9100 (12.0) | 872 (12.0) | 25721 (19.5) | 1452 (19.5) | |
| Not Hispanic | 142164 (76.0) | 4047 (76.0) | 223759 (72.4) | 4225 (72.4) | 179757 (73.8) | 5343 (73.8) | 275659 (69.9) | 5192 (69.9) | |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Employed | 110676 (59.2) | 3155 (59.2) | 182964 (60.4) | 3524 (60.4) | 105379 (42.6) | 3081 (42.6) | 180836 (48.5) | 3602 (48.2) | |
| Not employed | 8457 (12.0) | 637 (12.0) | 15243 (11.9) | 694 (11.9) | 11343 (11.0) | 797 (11.0) | 17697 (10.5) | 783 (10.5) | |
| Not in labuor force, age < 60 | 16337 (16.3) | 868 (16.3) | 35503 (18.0) | 1050 (18.0) | 40700 (30.0) | 2175 (30.0) | 67977 (27.2) | 2018 (27.2) | |
| Not in labour force, age > = 60 | 17623 (12.5) | 666 (12.5) | 18432 (9.7) | 565 (9.7) | 33231 (16.4) | 1187 (16.4) | 37844 (13.8) | 1028 (13.8) | |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | 95388 (49.9) | 2656 (49.9) | 152263 (48.8) | 2849 (48.8) | 105299 (38.0) | 2750 (38.0) | 164171 (39.3) | 2923 (39.3) | |
| Not married | 9662 (11.0) | 588 (11.0) | 13196 (9.3) | 545 (9.3) | 39186 (27.5) | 1990 (27.5) | 54560 (23.2) | 1721 (23.2) | |
| Never married | 48043 (39.1) | 2082 (39.1) | 86683 (41.8) | 2439 (41.8) | 46168 (34.5) | 2500 (34.5) | 85623 (37.5) | 2787 (37.5) | |
| Veteran status | |||||||||
| Veteran | 28394 (11.1) | 589 (11.1) | 21236 (5.4) | 315 (5.4) | 57 (0.2) | 12 (0.2)* | 58 (0.2) | 14 (0.2) | |
| Non-service | 124699 (88.9) | 4737 (88.9) | 230906 (94.6) | 5518 (94.6) | 190596 (99.8) | 7228 (99.8) | 304296 (99.8) | 7417 (99.8) | |
| Income (1990 US$) | |||||||||
| < $25,000 | 49656 (46.4) | 2473 (46.4) | 74527 (43.1) | 2511 (43.1) | 80158 (57.6) | 4173 (57.6) | 113108 (51.5) | 3828 (51.5) | |
| $25,000-$50,000 | 50704 (28.9) | 1540 (28.9) | 75110 (29.4) | 1714 (29.4) | 57225 (23.8) | 1723 (23.8) | 88929 (26.8) | 1990 (26.78) | |
| > $50,000 | 52824 (24.7) | 1313 (24.7) | 102505 (27.6) | 1608 (27.6) | 53270 (18.6) | 1344 (18.6) | 102317 (21.7) | 1613 (21.71) | |
| Home ownership | |||||||||
| Owns home | 107705 (32.2) | 1715 (32.2) | 180722 (35.3) | 2056 (35.3) | 130271 (29.3) | 2119 (29.3) | 212305 (32.3) | 2398 (32.3) | |
| Rents in cash | 44862 (66.7) | 3552 (66.7) | 70870 (63.4) | 3698 (63.4) | 159644 (69.8) | 5054 (69.8) | 91485 (66.8) | 4963 (66.8) | |
| Renter, non-cash | 526 (1.1) | 59 (1.1) | 550 (1.4) | 79 (1.4) | 738 (0.9) | 67 (0.9) | 564 (0.9) | 70 (0.9) | |
| N (all) | 210527 | 5799 | 363246 | 6188 | 234739 | 7719 | 399624 | 7773 | |
| N (matched) | 153093 | 5326 | 252142 | 5833 | 190653 | 7240 | 304354 | 7431 | |
| N (unmatched) | 57434 | 473 | 111104 | 355 | 44086 | 479 | 95270 | 342 | |
a
Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/American Indian etc.
*
Statistically significant at P < 0.05 using t tests for continuous variables and chi2 tests for categorical variables.