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Table 2 Hypothetical population data

From: Accounting for biases in survey-based estimates of population attributable fractions

 pepdRRqx (NS)qx (S)qx (total)
Non-Hispanic black0.350.5382.170.2310.500.325
Non-Hispanic white0.200.4443.210.1560.500.225
  1. pe proportion smoker in population, pd proportion smoker among deceased in population, qx (NS) probability of death among nonsmokers in population, qx (S) probability of death among smokers in population, RR risk ratio
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