Table 2

Regression results for labour market income inequality and working age mortality, North American metropolitan areas (n=335), 1990/91

Income inequality	Non-trivial earned income (>$1000)				All earned income
Income inequality	Intercept	Income inequality	Canada flag	Adj r²	Intercept	Income inequality	Canada flag	Adj r²
**Significant at p<0.01. Standardised regression coefficients adjusted for median metropolitan area household income; analyses weighted by metropolitan area population size).
Median share
US only	407**	−24.0**	–	0.18	401**	−29.3**	–	0.29
US adjusted	408**	−24.5**	–	0.18	402**	−33.3**	–	0.33
US and Canada	407**	−22.6**	−94.7**	0.40	402**	−32.3**	−126.8**	0.51
Gini
US only	399**	25.9**	–	0.20	400**	29.9**	–	0.31
US adjusted	399**	26.0**	–	0.20	401**	31.7**	–	0.33
US and Canada	399**	24.8**	−81.4**	0.41	401**	30.9**	−106.9**	0.51
Coefficient of variation
US only	397**	25.6**	–	0.16	398**	27.7**	–	0.22
US adjusted	398**	26.0**	–	0.16	398**	29.1**	–	0.23
US and Canada	398**	24.3**	−69.1**	0.38	398**	28.1**	−75.7**	0.43
Exponential
US only	399**	24.7**	–	0.17	400**	30.6**	–	0.30
US adjusted	400**	24.7**	–	0.17	401**	32.5**	–	0.32
US and Canada	400**	23.7**	−82.1**	0.39	401**	31.7**	−110.5**	0.50