Calculating census tract-based life expectancy in New York state: a generalizable approach

Table 1 Number of tracts, number of tracts with SE ≥ 2, and percentage of tracts with SE ≥ 2 by number deaths and population

Number of deaths in tract	Number of tracts	Number of tracts with SE ≥ 2	Percent of tracts with SE ≥ 2
0–9	12	12*	100.0
10–19	4	3	75.0
20–29	10	8	80.0
30–39	17	14	82.4
40–49	27	17	63.0
50–59	58	33	56.9
60–69	73	19	26.0
70–79	79	23	29.1
80–89	114	18	15.8
90–99	116	10	8.6
100+	2169	21	1.2
Population of tract
< 1000	17	17*	100.0
1000–1499	51	30	58.8
1500–1999	133	57	42.9
2000–2499	233	26	11.2
2500–2999	287	14	4.9
3000–3499	279	8	2.9
3500–3999	345	10	2.9
4000–4499	325	5	1.5
4500–4999	261	4	1.5
> =5000	748	7	0.9
Total
Study area	2679	178	6.6

* Tracts with less than 10 deaths were included in this category since the SE could not be reliably calculated

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