Table 4 Effects of average education in the BSU on individual mortality among women and men aged 60-89 in 2000-2002 (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals), among various sub-groups and according to various models^a

Both sexes

1.041*

(1.000, 1.084)

0.964**

(0.934, 0.996)

0.894****

(0.872, 0.916)

Women

1.087***

(1.028, 1.149)

0.961*

(0.920, 1.004)

0.901****

(0.872, 0.931)

Men

0.995

(0.947, 1.045)

0.961**

(0.926, 0.997)

0.889****

(0.864, 0.914)

Both sexes, but

Average education 30-59 instead of 30-89^b

1.005

(0.971, 1.039)

0.983

(0.953, 1.013)

0.919****

(0.897, 0.941)

Average education 60-89 instead of 30-89^c

1.037*

(0.996, 1.080)

0.990

(0.961, 1.019)

0.909****

(0.890, 0.929)