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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2020 Aug 22;53:42–49.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.08.014

Table A.1.

Sensitivity analysis comparing confounder distributions between civilian’s missing and not missing age among White and Black men shot and killed by police during 2015–19 in WaPo (N=3,090)

Not Missing Age Missing Age

n (%)
Cases 3043 (100) 47 (100)
Armed status
Armed 2834 (93) 44 (94)
Unarmed 209 (7) 3 (6)
Mental Illness Signs
No 2286 (75) 35 (75)
Yes 757 (25) 12 (25)
US Region
West 777 (26) 11 (23)
Midwest 609 (20) 4 (9)
South 1405 (46) 32 (68)
Northeast 252 (8) 0 (0)
mean (sd)
Black Population (%) 15 (15) 20 (17)
Median Gross Rent ($) 991 (279) 1029 (330)
Disabled & age <65 (%) 10 (3) 10 (3)
Violent Crime Rate (100K) 388 (249) 429 (283)

Abbreviations: WaPo=The Washington Post; sd=standard deviation