Examining the Racial Crossover in Mortality between African American and White Older Adults: A Multilevel Survival Analysis of Race, Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context

Table 1

Descriptive statistics (unweighted): percentage distribution or mean (standard deviation in parentheses) at baseline for independent variables (respondents aged 65 and above at baseline, 𝑁=1211).

Variables	Range	Percentages or mean
Male (%)	0-1	31.23
Black (%)	0-1	28.98
Age	65–96	73.13 (6.34)
Income	1–10	3.18 (2.16)
Education	0–17	9.99 (3.75)
Neighborhood SDI	−3.22–3.26	0 (1)
(standardized)

Neighborhood SDI: Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage Index.