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J Epidemiol Community Health 57:444-452 doi:10.1136/jech.57.6.444
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Influence of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status on mortality among black, Mexican-American, and white women and men in the United States

Table 4

Death rates per 100 000 person years, by race/ethnicity and gender, and population attributable risk (PAR), NHIS (1987–1994) linked to the NDI through 1997 and the 1990 US Census

Overall death rate Death rate for residence in highest tertile SES neighbourhood Percentage PAR Absolute PAR
Men
    Black 1032.7 831.5 19.5 201.2
    White 593.5 463.3 21.9 130.2
    Mexican-American 545.0 438.6 19.5 106.4
Women
    Black 570.5 427.4 25.1 143.1
    White 357.9 293.6 18.0 64.3
    Mexican-American 296.7 231.7 21.9 65.0

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