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Childhood Conditions That Predict Survival to Advanced Ages

In: The Demography of African Americans 1930–1990

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  • Samuel H. Preston
  • Irma T. Elo
  • Mark E. Hill
  • Ira Rosenwaike

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Studies of social and economic differentials in mortality typically relate circumstances at one moment in time to contemporary mortality risks. Literally hundreds of studies that date back more than a century show that, with rare exception, socially and economically disadvantaged groups suffer elevated risks of death (Williams 1990; Feinstein 1993). Such results are hardly surprising. Healthiness and longevity are nearly universal goals, and groups with more economic and social resources are better equipped to achieve these goals.

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  • Samuel H. Preston & Irma T. Elo & Mark E. Hill & Ira Rosenwaike, 2003. "Childhood Conditions That Predict Survival to Advanced Ages," The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, in: The Demography of African Americans 1930–1990, chapter 0, pages 167-198, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssdmcp:978-94-017-0325-3_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-0325-3_7
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