Nested negative binomial regression models estimating associations with Black all-cause mortality rates.

Note: MRR = Mortality Rate Ratio; CI = confidence interval; AIC = Akaike Information Criteria; RL = Relative Likelihood. Among ≥ 25 years of age. Race-specific age and sex-adjusted mortality rates weighted using the US 2000 standard population per 100,000 person-years from death certificates and mid-year population counts collated by the National Center for Health Statistics, 2004–2009. Area characteristics at the designated market area level from the American Community Survey, 2004–2009 for urbanicity (% living in a city with ≥ 50,000 people); % Black; education among Blacks (% with up to high school education); and poverty among Blacks (% households in poverty). All models adjusted for individual age, sex, year of death, and Census region. Nested negative binomial regression models estimating associations with Black all-cause mortality rates.