Table 1 Summary statistics and effects of individual and aggregate-level variables on individual mortality among women and men aged 60-89 in 1990-1992 (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals)^a

Individual variables

Age

   60-64^b

1

21.5

   65-69

1.594****

(1.546, 1.644)

22.8

   70-74

2.625****

(2.552, 2.702)

21.4

   75-79

4.476****

(4.353, 4.604)

16.7

   80-84

7.701****

(7.489, 7.918)

11.5

   85-89

13.405****

(13.024, 13.797)

6.1

Education

   10 years^b

1

56.2

   11-12 years

0.855****

(0.842, 0.868)

28.3

   13 years

0.830****

(0.806. 0.853)

6.9

   14-17 years

0.718****

(0.695, 0.741)

6.6

   18⁺ years

0.665****

(0.632, 0.700)

2.1

Sex

   Men^b

1

43.9

   Women

0.541****

(0.534, 0.548)

56.1

Characteristics of the BSU in 1990

Mean (and standard deviation) across observations

Log of population size

1.066****

(1.053, 1.080)

5.56 (0.87)

Average age

1.009****

(1.007, 1.012)

54.90 (4.25)

Average education

0.949***

(0.934, 0.964)

11.56 (0.74)

Characteristics of the municipality in 1990

Log of population size

1.027****

(1.014, 1.040)

8.61 (1.63)