Education Gradients in Mortality Trends by Gender and Race.

Autor/inn/en	Leive, Adam A.; Ruhm, Christopher J.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Education Gradients in Mortality Trends by Gender and Race.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research (2021) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. w28419
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w28419
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Herzkrankheit; Sterblichkeit; USA; Bildungsniveau; Ethnische Gruppe; Drogenkonsum; Herzkrankheit; AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome); Drogenkonsum; Krebs (Med); Sterblichkeit; Arbeitspapier; Ethnische Gruppe; USA
Abstract	We examine gender and race differences in education-mortality trends among 25-64 year olds in the United States from 2001-2018. The data indicate that the relationships are heterogeneous with larger mortality reductions for less educated non-Hispanic blacks than other races and mixed results at higher levels of schooling. We also investigate the causes of death associated with changes in overall mortality rates and identify key differences across race groups and education quartiles. Drug overdoses represent the single most important contributor to increased death rates for all groups, but the sizes of these effects vary sharply. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and HIV are the most significant sources of mortality rate reductions, with the patterns again heterogeneous across sex, race, and educational attainment. These results suggest the limitations of focusing on all-cause mortality rates when attempting to determine the sources of positive and negative health shocks affecting population subgroups. Examining specific causes of death can provide a more nuanced understanding of these trends.
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Update	2021/3