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Living and dying in the USA : behavioral, health, and social differentials of adult mortality /

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The simplicity of using one data set in addressing the relationship of single variables to mortality distinguishes Living and Dying in the USA from other recent investigations of mortality. The authors use the recently released National Health Interview Survey and the National Death Index to make a...

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Main Author: Rogers, Richard G.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hummer, Robert A., Nam, Charles B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Mortality > United States.
Mortality > United States > Statistics.
Mortality.
Mortality
United States
Mortalité.
mortality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Demographie
Gesundheitsverhalten
Soziale Situation
Sterblichkeit
USA
Sterfte.
Volksgezondheid.
Electronic books.
Statistics
Statistics.
Statistiques.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The simplicity of using one data set in addressing the relationship of single variables to mortality distinguishes Living and Dying in the USA from other recent investigations of mortality. The authors use the recently released National Health Interview Survey and the National Death Index to make a definitive statement about demographics and mortality. By surveying demographic and sociocultural characteristics associated with mortality, socioeconomic effects, health-related conditions, and health status, they reveal connections among several factors related to mortality chances. Easily understood and cited, their study emphasizes the statistical methods underlying their revelations and invites readers to duplicate their results. Key Features * Comprehensive coverage of US adult mortality differentials * Based on a new and innovative data set * Includes factors rarely examined in related mortality research * Not only documents mortality differentials, but explores explanations for them * Extensive list of references associated with each chapter * Consistent, straightforward methodology used throughout aids readers in both understanding the content and in comparing results from chapter to chapter.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 354 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-342) and indexes.
ISBN:9780080535555
0080535550