Living and Dying in the USA

Richard G. Rogers , Robert A. Hummer , Charles B. Nam 지음

elsevier 1999년 10월 06일 출간

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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 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

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Prologue. Acknowledgments. Introduction, Overview, and Data and Methods:Introduction and Overview. Factors Related to Mortality.Data Analysis.Data and Methods. Demographic and Sociocultural Characteristics:The Sex Differential in Mortality. Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and Adult Mortality. Family Composition and Mortality. Religious Attendance, Social Participation, and Adult Mortality. Socioeconomic Factors:The Effects of Basic Socioeconomic Factors on Mortality. The Effect of Occupational Status on Mortality.Health Insurance Coverage and Mortality. Health Conditions and Health Status. Perceived Health Status and Mortality:Functional Limitations and Mortality. Mental and Addictive Disorders and Mortality. Cigarette Smoking and Mortality. Alcohol Consumption and Mortality. Exercise and Mortality. The Influence of Other Health behaviors on Mortality. Conclusion. Epilogue. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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"The authors have provided an invaluable guide to the health and mortality landscape of modern America. In addition to valuable summaries of pastresearch, they contribute a rich array of fresh results using the best available data. This study cannot be ignored by any serious scholar of demography or public health."--SAMUEL H. PRESTON, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia"This book uses the annual, cross-sectional National Health Interview Surveys of adults aged 18+ who responded in 1986-94 and matches their responses to any death certificates filed on them in the Multiple Cause of Death file. It describes and explains how biological and socioeconomic factors in younger adults' lifestyles set the final stage for death in old age by specific medical causes. In these ways, it helps us understand why, even after three decades of Medicare, elderly Americans (the majority of all who die in the USA) live lifestyles in earlier stages that keep them alive longer if they have higher socioeconomic status in old age."--NAN E. JOHNSON, Florida State University, Tallahassee"Living and Dying in the USA is a unique and valuable contribution to research on social and behavioral factors associated with mortality in the United States. Its authors are three eminent demographers who bring a wealth of relevant background and experience to bear on this analysis of mortality patterns using a single national dataset: the National Health Interview Survey matched to the Multiple Cause of Death file. The range of variables is large, from basic socioeconomic characteristics, to health insurance, mental health, smoking and drinking, and many others. The very large sample size permits certain analyses available nowhere else: for example, multivariate analysis of adult mortality by eight race/ethnic categories (including four Hispanic sub-groups), nativity, and other sociodemographic characteristics. Along with the size and power of the dataset come many intriguing f

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저자(글) Richard G. Rogers

저자(글) Robert A. Hummer

저자(글) Charles B. Nam