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 3

Principal components factor analysis of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage Index.

Census item	Factor loading
% 25+ adults with 16+ years schooling	−0.73
% Households with public assistance	0.86
% Persons aged 65+ below poverty line	0.77
% Families female-headed	0.81
Mean family income^a	−0.79

^aReverse-coded when added to index.