Figure 2

The relationship between material (left panel) and social (right panel) deprivation index scores and premature mortality rate adjusted for geographic area (urban, rural) and the other form of deprivation, Nova Scotia 1995-2005. The solid and dashed lines indicate Model 2 predictions for urban and rural populations aged 15years and older, respectively. For illustrative purposes the mean material and social deprivation scores for the most (urban: u1; rural: r1) and least privileged (urban: u5; rural: r5) groups are shown. The dotted line represents the average population scores.