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Table 3 Rate ratio in premature mortality for the most and least materially and socially privileged population groups (Q5 & Q5 vs Q1 & Q1), Nova Scotia 1995-2005

From: Premature mortality due to social and material deprivation in Nova Scotia, Canada

 

Nova Scotia

Urban

Rural

  

95% CIa

 

95% CI

RR

95% CI

 

RR

from

to

RR

from

to

 

from

to

Cancer

1.9

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.1

Circulatory system

2.9

2.6

3.3

2.8

2.2

3.4

2.3

2.0

2.7

External causes

4.1

3.2

5.3

3.8

2.5

5.6

3.2

2.4

4.3

Other causes

3.1

2.7

3.5

3.3

2.6

4.2

2.4

2.0

2.9

All causes

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.4

  1. a95% confidence interval.
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