Sample characteristics,2-150 respondents to the National Health Interview Survey (1987–1994) and those who died of injury, aged 18–64, with follow up until 1995 and linked to the 1990 US Census
| Variables | All respondents (SE)† | Those who died of injury (n=1195) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide (SE) | Suicide (SE) | Motor vehicle (SE) | Other external (SE) | ||
| Individual level | |||||
| Age (mean years) | 38 (0.1) | 31 (1.0) | 38 (0.9) | 37 (0.8) | 39 (0.8) |
| Sex | |||||
| % men | 49 (0.1) | 73 (3.7) | 78 (2.6) | 66 (2.4) | 79 (2.3) |
| % women | 51 (0.1) | 27 (3.7) | 22 (2.6) | 34 (2.4) | 21 (2.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| % Black, non-Hispanic | 12 (0.5) | 41 (4.0) | 7 (1.4) | 14 (1.9) | 14 (2.2) |
| % Hispanic | 4 (0.3) | 3 (1.7) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.1) | 3 (1.0) |
| % White, non-Hispanic‡ | 84 (0.6) | 56 (4.2) | 92 (1.5) | 83 (2.1) | 83 (2.4) |
| Marital status | |||||
| % divorced or separated | 10 (0.1) | 13 (2.3) | 13 (2.1) | 13 (1.8) | 17 (2.1) |
| % never married | 23 (0.3) | 49 (4.3) | 28 (2.7) | 30 (2.6) | 28 (2.9) |
| % widowed | 2 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.2) | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.8) |
| % currently married | 65 (0.3) | 37 (4.2) | 55 (3.1) | 54 (2.8) | 53 (3.0) |
| Education (mean years) | 13 (0.0) | 11 (0.2) | 12 (0.2) | 12 (0.2) | 12 (0.2) |
| Income to needs (mean $) | 13986 (99) | 8738 (822) | 14686 (732) | 11209 (581) | 9399 (569) |
| Occupation/employment status | |||||
| % blue collar | 32 (0.3) | 35 (3.7) | 39 (2.9) | 44 (2.7) | 36 (2.7) |
| % unemployed | 4 (0.1) | 12 (2.7) | 5 (1.5) | 7 (1.3) | 9 (1.7) |
| % not in labour force | 22 (0.2) | 35 (4.1) | 26 (2.8) | 21 (2.0) | 35 (2.5) |
| % white collar | 42 (0.3) | 18 (2.6) | 31 (2.7) | 28 (2.4) | 19 (2.3) |
| Neighbourhood level means § | |||||
| Family income ($) | 36725 (236) | 29133 (1051) | 36143 (858) | 33039 (779) | 32426 (845) |
| Poverty | 27 (0.3) | 38 (1.2) | 26 (1.0) | 31 (1.0) | 32 (1.1) |
| Education | 25 (0.3) | 35 (1.3) | 25 (0.9) | 29 (0.8) | 30 (0.9) |
| Housing value ($) | 100491 (1615) | 74827 (5245) | 97561 (4891) | 85177 (3374) | 94202 (6128) |
| Crowded housing | 5 (0.2) | 10 (0.8) | 4 (0.3) | 6 (0.5) | 6 (0.6) |
| Blue collar | 44 (0.3) | 50 (1.0) | 44 (0.9) | 49 (0.8) | 49 (0.9) |
| Black | 12 (0.5) | 31 (2.5) | 9 (1.0) | 13 (1.1) | 16 (1.4) |
| Hispanic | 8 (0.4) | 14 (1.9) | 6 (0.8) | 8 (1.0) | 9 (1.1) |
| Mobility | 55 (0.3) | 55 (0.8) | 54 (0.8) | 56 (0.8) | 56 (0.9) |
| Unemployment | 4 (0.1) | 6 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) |
| Housing tenure | 35 (0.3) | 43 (2.0) | 35 (1.4) | 34 (1.1) | 38 (1.4) |
| Female headship | 12 (0.1) | 19 (0.9) | 11 (0.3) | 12 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) |
| Poor female headship | 5 (0.1) | 10 (0.9) | 4 (0.3) | 6 (0.4) | 6 (0.5) |
| Divorced | 11 (0.1) | 13 (0.4) | 11 (0.3) | 10 (0.3) | 11 (0.3) |
| Multi-unit housing | 16 (0.3) | 19 (2.4) | 16 (1.6) | 13 (1.0) | 16 (1.5) |
| Urban | 84 (0.6) | 91 (2.2) | 82 (2.6) | 76 (2.1) | 76 (2.7) |
| Observations | 472364 | 208 | 278 | 392 | 317 |
↵2-150 Means, percentages, and standard errors adjusted for sample design, percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding. †SE = standard eror. ‡Includes other race. §Defined in table 1; per cent in group unless indicated.