Additive lifespan scoring system across social determinants of health, United States 2015–2019
| Social determinant | –5 | –4 | –3 | –2 | –1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Sex | M | F | ||||||||
| Marital | Nm | Pm | Ma | |||||||
| Education | Hd | Sa | Ud | |||||||
| Race | B | W | H |
Note: Sex: female (F), male (M). Marital status: married (Ma), previously married (Pm), never married (Nm). Education: high school diploma or less (Hd), some college or associate degree (Sa), university degree (Ud). Race: Black (B), Hispanic-White (H), non-Hispanic White (W).
Sources: Multiple Cause of Death Data (MCDD),22 American Community Survey (ACS)23 and authors’ own calculation.