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mortality

Migradollars and Mortality: The Effects of Migration on Infant Survival in Mexico

Posted on January 17, 2019

Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia, and Katharine M. Donato Working paper no. 1998-10 Abstract Few studies have examined how migration affects the health of populations in origin communities. We apply multilevel methods to data from Mexico to …

Posted in working paperTagged alberto palloni, children, community, households, migration, mortality

Mortality in the US: Comparing Race/Ethnicity and Nativity

Posted on January 15, 2019

Swallen, Karen Working paper no. 1999-04 Abstract Mortality differentials by nativity have not received as much attention as have mortality differentials by race. We examine the joint effects of race/ethnicity and nativity. Race- and nativity-specific …

Posted in working paperTagged gender, migration, mortality, race

A Bivariate Probit Analysis of Social Interaction and Treatment Effects

Posted on January 14, 2019

McQuestion, Michael J. Working paper no. 2000-05

Posted in working paperTagged children, family, fertility, gender, health, mortality

Exploring Social Interaction and Differentiation Effects in Latin America’s Mortality Transition

Posted on January 14, 2019

McQuestion, Michael J. Working paper no. 2000-15

Posted in working paperTagged mortality

Does Population Composition Explain the US Advantage in Old-Age Mortality?

Posted on January 11, 2019

Swallen, Karen Working paper no. 2001-01 Abstract Previous research indicated that once Americans achieve age 80, they have longer life expectancy than European populations. A number of potential explanations for this finding have been proposed. …

Posted in working paperTagged mortality

The Effects of Transitions in Filial Caregiving on Mental and Physical Health: A Prospective U.S. National Study

Posted on January 11, 2019

Marks, Nadine F., James David Lambert, and Hey Jung Joon Working paper no. 2001-16 Abstract Purpose: This study examined the effects of transitioning into the role of filial caregiver, continuation in filial caregiver role over a …

Posted in working paperTagged health, life course, mortality

Early Parental Death, Parental SES, and Midlife Status Attainment

Posted on January 11, 2019

Swallen, Karen, and Steven A. Haas Working paper no. 2002-01 Abstract Status attainment models indicate that one of the predictors of lifetime education, income and wealth is parental education. Education is also correlated with mortality …

Posted in working paperTagged economics, education, family, mortality

The Cross-sectional Average Length of Life (CAL)

Posted on January 11, 2019

Guillot, Michel Working paper no. 2002-16 Abstract This paper presents a summary mortality index, the Cross-sectional Average Length of Life (CAL). By combining the mortality experience of various cohorts in a cross-sectional fashion, CAL complements …

Posted in working paperTagged life course, mortality

A Re-Examination of the Hispanic Mortality Paradox

Posted on January 11, 2019

Palloni, Alberto, and Elizabeth Arias Working paper no. 2003-01 Abstract We test three competing explanations of the adult “Hispanic mortality paradox:” data artifact, migration, and cultural or social buffering effects. Based on a series of …

Posted in working paperTagged alberto palloni, life course, migration, mortality

Death of Parents and Adult Psychological and Physical Health: A Prospective U.S. National Study

Posted on January 10, 2019

Marks, Nadine, Heyjung Jun, and Jieun Song Working paper no. 2005-04 Abstract Guided by a life course perspective and attachment theory this study aimed to examine the impact of the death of a mother or …

Posted in working paperTagged children, family, gender, health, life course, mortality
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