ISBN:
0125931301
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (16510 KB, 354 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Parallel Title:
Print version Living and Dying in the USA : Behavioral, Health, and Social Differentials of Adult Mortality
DDC:
304.6/4573 21
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The simplicity of using one data set in addressing the relationship of single variables to mortality distinguishes Living and Dying in the USAfrom 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
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Living and Dying in the USA: Behavioral, Health, and Social Differentials of Adult Mortality; Copyright Page; Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction, Overview, and Data and Methods; Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview; Factors Related to Mortality; Data Analysis; Chapter 2. Data and Methods; Data; Measurement; Statistical Analyses; Conclusion; Part II: Demographic and Sociocultural Characteristics; Chapter 3. The Sex Differential in Mortality; Previous Literature on the Sex Mortality Gap; Data; Results; Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 4. Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and Adult MortalityIntroduction; Data; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Family Composition and Mortality; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Religious Attendance, Social Participation, and Adult Mortality; Linking Religious and General Social Participation to Mortality; Data; Results; Conclusion; Part III: Socioeconomic Factors; Chapter 7. The Effects of Basic Socioeconomic Factors on Mortality; Data and Measurement Problems; Scientific and Policy Relevance; The Widening Mortality Gap; Conceptualizing and Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Description / Table of Contents:
MethodsResults; Conclusion; Chapter 8. The Effect of Occupational Status on Mortality; Healthy Worker Effect; Occupational Status and Cause of Death; Occupational Status Indices; Central Aims; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Health Insurance Coverage and Mortality; Data and Methods of Analysis; Results; Conclusion; Part IV: Health Conditions and Health Status; Chapter 10. Perceived Health Status and Mortality; Past Studies of Health Status; Measurement and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 11. Functional Limitations and Mortality; Age and Functional Limitations
Description / Table of Contents:
Data and MethodsResults; Conclusion; Chapter 12. Mental and Addictive Disorders and Mortality; Definition of Terms; The Effects of Mental and Addictive Disorders; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 13. Cigarette Smoking and Mortality; Past Studies of Cigarette Smoking and Mortality; Newer Analysis and Its Significance; Measurement and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 14. Alcohol Consumption and Mortality; Previous Studies of Drinking Behavior; Previous Studies of Drinking and Mortality; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 15. Exercise and Mortality
Description / Table of Contents:
Mechanisms through Which Exercise Reduces MortalityCross Training; Potential Confounding Effects; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 16. The Influence of Other Health Behaviors on Mortality; Other Health Risk Behaviors; Data and Methods; Results; Conclusion; Chapter 17. Conclusion; Demographic and Sociocultural Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Health Factors; Health-Related Behaviors; Factors Related to Adult Mortality; Directions for Future Data Collection and Research; Underlying and Multiple-Cause Mortality; Policy and Application; Future Outlook; Epilogue; References
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Author Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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