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In: Rehkopf DH, Haughton LT, Chen JT, Waterman PD, SubramanianSV, Krieger N. Monitoring socioeconomic disparities in death:comparing individual-level education and area-based socioeconomicmeasures. Am J Public Health. 2006;96:2135–2138. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.075408.
Table 2 was printed with incorrect data. Corrected values (inbold) for affected portions of Table 2—Age-StratifiedAll-Cause Mortality Rates, by Individual-Level Education andCensus Tract Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures: Massachusetts,1999–2001 are as follows:
Deaths
Person-Yearsa
Age-Stratified Mortality Rates, per100 000
Incident Rate Ratio (95% CI)
Relative Index of Inequality(95% CI)
Ages 0–24 y
Census tract–level % ofadults 25 and older with a bachelors degree
3.03(2.64, 3.48)
40.0–100
496
1852
27
1.00
25.0–39.9
662
1656
40
1.49(1.32, 1.68)
15.0–24.9
716
1440
50
1.86(1.66, 2.08)
0.0–14.9
814
1290
63
2.35(2.11, 2.63)
Ages 25–44
Census tract–level% of adults 25 and older with a bachelors degree
3.63(3.32, 3.96)
40.0–100
1231
1794
69
1.00
25.0–39.9
1735
1721
101
1.47(1.37, 1.58)
15.0–24.9
1835
1408
130
1.90(1.77, 2.04)
0.0–14.9
1970
1047
188
2.74(2.56, 2.95)
Ages 45–64
Census tract–level% of adults 25 and older with a bachelors degree
2.68(2.55, 2.81)
40.0–100
4899
1354
361
1.00
25.0–39.9
6078
1267
480
1.33(1.28, 1.38)
15.0–24.9
5820
998
583
1.61(1.55, 1.67)
0.0–14.9
5127
640
801
2.21(2.13, 2.30)
Ages65
Census tract–level % of adults25 and older with a bachelors degree
1.24 (1.22,1.27)
40.0–100
35 185
760
4630
1.00
25.0–39.9
37150
756
4914
1.06 (1.05, 1.08)
15.0–24.9
32964
634
5195
1.12 (1.11, 1.14)
0.0–14.9
23634
430
5492
1.19 (1.17, 1.21)
aPerson-years are in thousands.
The articles conclusion were not affected by these changes.