Calculating census tract-based life expectancy in New York state: a generalizable approach

Calculating census tract-based life expectancy in New York state: a generalizable approach

Abstract Background Life expectancy at birth (LE) has been calculated for states and counties. LE estimates at these levels mask health disparities in local communities. There are no nationwide estimates at the sub-county level. We present a stepwise approach for calculating LE using census tracts i...

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Main Authors: Thomas O. Talbot, Douglas H. Done, Gwen D. Babcock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
life expectancy
geographic aggregation
spatial aggregation
health disparities
geocoding
small area analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-018-0159-3

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