Educational Differences in U.S. Adult Mortality: A Cohort Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Masters, Ryan K.; Hummer, Robert A.; Powers, Daniel A.
Titel	Educational Differences in U.S. Adult Mortality: A Cohort Perspective
Quelle	In: American Sociological Review, 77 (2012) 4, S.548-572 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1224
DOI	10.1177/0003122412451019
Schlagwörter	Models; Cohort Analysis; Females; Mortality Rate; Risk; Heart Disorders; Cancer; African Americans; Whites; Educational Attainment; Pattern Recognition; Social Stratification; Age Differences; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analogiemodell; Kohortenanalyse; Weibliches Geschlecht; Mortalitätsrate; Risiko; Herzkrankheit; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mustererkennung; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; USA
Abstract	We use hierarchical cross-classified random-effects models to simultaneously measure age, period, and cohort patterns of mortality risk between 1986 and 2006 for non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black men and women with less than a high school education, a high school education, and more than a high school education. We examine all-cause mortality risk and mortality risk from heart disease, lung cancer, and unpreventable cancers. Findings reveal that temporal reductions in black and white men's and women's mortality rates were driven entirely by cohort changes in mortality. Findings also demonstrate that disparate cohort effects between education groups widened the education gap in all-cause mortality risk and mortality risk from heart disease and lung cancer across this time period. Educational disparities in mortality risk from unpreventable cancers, however, did not change. This research uncovers widening educational differences in adult mortality and demonstrates that a cohort perspective provides valuable insights for understanding recent temporal changes in U.S. mortality risk. (Contains 1 table, 5 figures and 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10