Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method
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 We want to find out whether socioeconomic factors determine the chance of deat...
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| author | Roland Rau Magdalena Muszy?ska Paul Eilers |
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| description | 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 We 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, we employ the extinct cohort method to estimate the age-specific probability of dying by level of education. RESULTS We present evidence that socioeconomic differentials in mortality exist even at the highest ages (95+), although the gap is small. COMMENTS To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to analyze socioeconomic mortality differentials at ages 95 and higher. We present, furthermore, a novel field of application for the extinct cohort method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77287437e82a458abbb8365be804b9f62022-12-22T00:58:14ZengMax Planck Institute for Demographic ResearchDemographic Research1435-98712013-09-012919Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort methodRoland RauMagdalena Muszy?skaPaul EilersBACKGROUND 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 We 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, we employ the extinct cohort method to estimate the age-specific probability of dying by level of education. RESULTS We present evidence that socioeconomic differentials in mortality exist even at the highest ages (95+), although the gap is small. COMMENTS To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to analyze socioeconomic mortality differentials at ages 95 and higher. We present, furthermore, a novel field of application for the extinct cohort method.http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/19/extinct cohortoldest old mortalitysocioeconomic mortality differentials |
| spellingShingle | Roland Rau Magdalena Muszy?ska Paul Eilers Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method Demographic Research extinct cohort oldest old mortality socioeconomic mortality differentials |
| title | Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method |
| title_full | Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method |
| title_fullStr | Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method |
| title_short | Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method |
| title_sort | minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages an application of the extinct cohort method |
| topic | extinct cohort oldest old mortality socioeconomic mortality differentials |
| url | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/19/ |
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