Table 3 Linear regression results. Coefficients represent the changes in the number of exceptionally aged individuals (per 10,000) or years of life expectancy corresponding to a one-unit increase in the explanatory variables (units given in parenthesis)

Variable (Units)

EA^†

LE^††

EA^†

LE^††

PM_2.5 (μg/m³)

−33.68**

−0.12**

−20.22**

−0.05**

Median Income ($1000s)

27.39**

0.14**

12.32**

0.07**

Daily Smokers (%)

–

–

−34.79**

−0.16**

Obesity Prevalence (%)

–

–

−30.27**

−0.12**

Black (%)

2.38**

−0.04**

1.27*

−0.05**

Hispanic (%)

4.58**

0.02**

−0.39

0

Median Age (Years)

−51.08**

−0.11**

−32.54**

−0.06**

Over 65 (%)

61.37**

0.17**

39.74**

0.10**

1980s, 55–60-year-olds^‡

−7.51**

–

−8.14**

–

1980s, 60–64-year-olds^‡

21.07**

–

21.07**

–

1990s, 65–70-year-olds^‡

−9.21**

–

−9.92**

–

1990s, 70–74-year-olds^‡

26.46**

–

29.19**

–

2000s, 75+ year-olds^‡

21.64**

–

21.4**

–

Census Division Indicators^§

Included

Included

Included

Included

R²

0.87

0.78

0.89

0.85

N

2,996

2,996

2,996

2,996