Trends in gender differences in accidents mortality: Relationships to changing gender roles and other societal trends

Trends in gender differences in accidents mortality: Relationships to changing gender roles and other societal trends

This study tests five hypotheses concerning trends in gender differences in accidents mortality and accident-related behavior, using data for the US, UK, France, Italy, and Japan, 1950-98. As predicted by the Convergence Hypothesis, gender differences have decreased for amount of driving, motor v...

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Main Authors: Inga Earle, Christopher McCloskey, Ingrid Waldron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2005-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
accidents
convergence
diffusion of innovations
Europe
gender
gender differences
Japan
mortality
sex differences
unintentional injuries
USA
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol13/17/

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http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol13/17/

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