Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages. An application of the extinct-cohort method.

Autor/inn/en	Rau, Roland; Muszynska, Magdalena; Eilers, Paul H.C.
Titel	Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages. An application of the extinct-cohort method. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Geringer Gradient in der Sterblichkeit nach Bildung im höchsten Alter. Eine Anwendung der Methode der ausgelöschten Kohorte.
Quelle	In: Demographic research, (2013) 29, Art. 19, S. 507-520 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang; Tabellen 2; grafische Darstellungen 2
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1435-9871; 2363-7064
DOI	10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.19
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Sterblichkeit; Alter Mensch; Nordamerika; USA
Abstract	"Background: Socioeconomic mortality differentials are known to exist almost universally. Many studies show a trend towards convergence with increasing age. Information about the highest ages is very rare, though. Objective: The authors want to find out whether socioeconomic factors determine the chance of death in the United States among the oldest people. Methods: Based on official death count records, they employ the extinct cohort method to estimate the age-specific probability of dying by level of education. Results: The authors present evidence that socioeconomic differentials in mortality exist even at the highest ages (95+), although the gap is small. Comments: To their knowledge, this is the first population-based study to analyze socioeconomic mortality differentials at ages 95 and higher. They present, furthermore, a novel field of application for the extinct cohort method." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2014/3