Table 2.
Relative and Absolute Mortality Risk among the Married and the Unmarried.
| Part I.Absolute Mortality Risk Differences among Five Marital Status Groups (Log Hazard Ratio in the Cell) | |||||
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| Married | Never Married | Separated | Divorced | Widowed | |
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| Excellent | 0 | .559 | .462 | .483 | .660 |
| Very good | .267 | .844 | .860 | .767 | .847 |
| Good | .788 | 1.295 | 1.404 | 1.268 | 1.138 |
| Fair | 1.380 | 1.786 | 1.777 | 1.693 | 1.582 |
| Poor | 2.295 | 2.479 | 2.287 | 2.441 | 2.210 |
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| Part II. Relative Mortality Risk Compared to Excellent Health for Each Marital Status Group (Hazard Ratio in the Cell) | |||||
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| Married | Never Married | Separated | Divorced | Widowed | |
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| Very good | 1.305 | 1.329 | 1.489 | 1.327 | 1.205 |
| Good | 2.198 | 2.086 | 2.565 | 2.191 | 1.613 |
| Fair | 3.975 | 3.411 | 3.723 | 3.353 | 2.513 |
| Poor | 9.927 | 6.821 | 6.201 | 7.086 | 4.710 |
Note: All models control for survey year, age, age squared, gender, race, education, family income, and employment status. Excellent and Married are the reference groups.