Table 3 Age-adjusted lung cancer mortality rate ratios and 95 % CI for own education, housing conditions and partner’s education; Married and cohabiting men and women aged 40–84 years

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Age (continuous)

1.11 (1.11–1.11)

1.11 (1.10–1.11)

1.11 (1.10–1.11)

1.11 (1.10–1.11)

1.08 (1.08–1.08)

1.08 (1.08–1.08)

1.08 (1.08–1.08)

1.08 (1.07–1.08)

 Lower secondary or less

2.53 (2.40–2.67)

2.05 (1.93–2.18)

1.87 (1.75–1.99)

2.01 (1.91–2.12)

1.78 (1.67–1.89)

1.66 (1.56–1.77)

 Upper Secondary

1.70 (1.60–1.81)

1.50 (1.40–1.60)

1.45 (1.35–1.55)

1.42 (1.33–1.52)

1.32 (1.23–1.41)

1.28 (1.19–1.37)

 Tertiary

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 Lower secondary or less

2.23 (2.10–2.36)

1.51 (1.41–1.61)

1.39 (1.30–1.48)

1.83 (1.71–1.95)

1.34 (1.24–1.44)

1.27 (1.18–1.37)

 Upper Secondary

1.51 (1.42–1.62)

1.21 (1.13–1.30)

1.17 (1.09–1.26)

1.32 (1.22–1.43)

1.16 (1.07–1.26)

1.13 (1.04–1.23)

 Tertiary

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 Low-quality tenant

2.03 (1.90–2.18)

1.70 (1.60–1.81)

 Mid-quality tenant

1.92 (1.77–2.08)

1.32 (1.22–1.42)

 High-quality tenant

1.63 (1.49–1.78)

1.41 (1.29–1.54)

 Low-quality owner

1.30 (1.24–1.37)

1.16 (1.11–1.21)

 Mid-quality owner

1.05 (1.00–1.11)

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

 High-quality owner

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N observations

1,042,373

1,038,891

1,021,399

957,404

478,075

476,228

465,866

414,392

AIC

254,728

254,162

246,979

225,681

355,393

353,744

344,525

300,642

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Age (continuous)

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.06 (1.05–1.06)

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.06 (1.05–1.06)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

 Lower secondary or less

2.01 (1.82–2.22)

1.78 (1.59–1.99)

1.60 (1.43–1.80)

1.29 (1.09–1.53)

1.24 (1.03–1.49)

1.14 (0.94–1.39)

 Upper Secondary

1.44 (1.29–1.62)

1.35 (1.20–1.52)

1.29 (1.15–1.46)

1.14 (0.94–1.39)

1.11 (0.91–1.37)

1.10 (0.89–1.36)

 Tertiary

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 Lower secondary or less

1.64 (1.50–1.78)

1.24 (1.13–1.37)

1.13 (1.02–1.25)

1.22 (1.07–1.38)

1.11 (0.96–1.28)

1.10 (0.95–1.28)

 Upper Secondary

1.32 (1.19–1.46)

1.10 (0.99–1.22)

1.05 (0.94–1.17)

1.13 (0.97–1.32)

1.07 (0.94–1.26)

1.00 (0.84–1.18)

 Tertiary

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 Low-quality tenant

2.31 (2.05–2.60)

1.80 (1.55–2.09)

 Mid-quality tenant

2.38 (2.08–2.73)

1.58 (1.32–1.89)

 High-quality tenant

2.17 (1.89–2.50)

1.60 (1.29–1.99)

 Low-quality owner

1.29 (1.18–1.42)

0.86 (0.77–0.97)

 Mid-quality owner

1.12 (1.02–1.23)

0.93 (0.82–1.05)

 High-quality owner

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N observations

1,126,445

1,129,585

1,106,290

1,034,557

388,678

390,870

380,979

337,237

AIC

88,924

89,084

86,906

78,887

55,828

56,022

54,536

46,907