Objectives. The aim of this study was to examine relationships between income and mortality, focusing on the predictive utility of single-year and multiyear measures of income, the shape of the income gradient in mortality, trends in this gradient over time, the impact of income change on mortality, and the joint effects of income and age,… Continue reading Income dynamics and adult mortality in the United States, 1972 through 1989
Keyword: Mortality_Economic Aspects
Income inequality and mortality in metropolitan areas of the United States
Objectives. This study examined associations between income inequality and mortality in 282 US metropolitan areas. Methods. Income inequality measures were calculated from the 1990 US Census. Mortality was calculated from National Center for Health Statistics data and modeled with weighted linear regressions of the log age-adjusted rate. Results. Excess mortality between metropolitan areas with high… Continue reading Income inequality and mortality in metropolitan areas of the United States