Table 6 All-cause mortality rate ratios and confidence intervals among young-adult WOMEN in Belgium by region for 1991–1995 and 2001–2005 (reference category = higher education)

FR

Higher sec

1.28**

1.19

1.19

1.51***

1.25*

1.24*

[1.07,1.54]

[0.99,1.44]

[0.98,1.44]

[1.25,1.82]

[1.02,1.53]

[1.00,1.52]

Lower sec

1.55***

1.32*

1.33*

2.19***

1.51**

1.56***

[1.25,1.92]

[1.04,1.66]

[1.05,1.67]

[1.72,2.78]

[1.16,1.97]

[1.20,2.04]

Primary

1.86***

1.42**

1.46***

3.69***

2.01***

2.47***

[1.54,2.25]

[1.15,1.77]

[1.18,1.82]

[2.76,4.95]

[1.46,2.78]

[1.78,3.43]

BCR

Higher sec

1.93**

1.89**

1.95**

1.18

1.01

1.07

[1.23,3.03]

[1.20,2.98]

[1.23,3.08]

[0.74,1.88]

[0.62,1.66]

[0.659,1.748]

Lower sec

2.21**

1.78*

1.94**

0.99

0.75

0.78

[1.36,3.58]

[1.08,2.94]

[1.17,3.20]

[0.56,1.77]

[0.40,1.39]

[0.42,1.47]

Primary

2.37***

1.59

1.96**

2.34**

1.42

1.59

[1.54,3.66]

[0.99,2.56]

[1.21,3.15]

[1.40,3.91]

[0.78,2.58]

[0.86,2.95]

WR

Higher sec

1.06

1.03

1.04

1.53***

1.15

1.16

[0.84,1.34]

[0.81,1.31]

[0.82,1.33]

[1.22,1.93]

[0.90,1.48]

[0.90,1.49]

Lower sec

1.30*

1.15

1.20

1.73***

1.05

1.07

[1.02,1.65]

[0.89,1.48]

[0.93,1.55]

[1.33,2.25]

[0.79,1.42]

[0.80,1.44]

Primary

1.86***

1.42**

1.50**

2.70***

1.38

1.54*

[1.48,2.32]

[1.10,1.83]

[1.16,1.94]

[1.90,3.84]

[0.94,2.03]

[1.05,2.26]