Table 3.

Self-Rated Health (SRH) in 1992 and Relative Mortality Risk in the 1992–2008 Period: A Comparison Between Whites and Hispanics

SRH	Whites	Hispanics	z statisticsa
Model 1: Adjusting only for demographicsb
Excellent	1.00	1.00
Very good	1.44*** (1.19, 1.74)	1.33 (0.69, 2.58)	0.22
Good	2.27*** (1.89, 2.72)	1.54 (0.86, 2.73)	1.27
Fair	4.27*** (3.52, 5.18)	2.20** (1.25, 3.89)	2.16 > 1.96
Poor	7.35*** (6.03, 8.98)	4.11*** (2.26, 7.46)	1.82
Model 2: Adjusting for demographics and SESc
Excellent	1.00	1.00
Very good	1.43*** (1.18, 1.73)	1.35 (0.70, 2.60)	0.17
Good	2.18*** (1.81, 2.62)	1.52 (0.85, 2.71)	1.17
Fair	3.82*** (3.12, 0.94)	2.00* (1.12, 3.58)	2.06 > 1.96
Poor	6.11*** (4.93, 7.57)	3.45*** (1.85, 6.55)	1.65
Model 3: Adjusting for demographics, SES, and baseline health/health behaviorsd
Excellent	1.00	1.00
Very good	1.25* (1.02, 1.53)	1.19 (0.61, 2.34)	0.15
Good	1.67*** (1.37, 2.05)	1.12 (0.61, 2.07)	1.19
Fair	2.69*** (2.14, 3.39)	1.24 (0.65, 2.34)	2.21 > 1.96
Poor	4.30*** (3.33, 5.56)	1.99 (0.99, 4.02)	1.97 > 1.96

Notes. SES = socioeconomic status. The Health and Retirement Study (N = 8,578). Numbers in the brackets are 95% confidence intervals.

^aTo denote if the hazard ratios associated with SRH are significantly different between whites and Hispanics.

^bControlling for the effect of age, gender, nativity, and language of interview.

^cControlling for the effect of age, gender, nativity, language of interview, marital status, education, annual household income, and health insurance status.

^dControlling for the effect of age, gender, nativity, language of interview, marital status, education, annual household income, and health insurance status, emotional well-being, height, BMI, chronic diseases, functional limitations, physical exercises, and current smoking status.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001 (two-tailed test).