Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ478253
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Racial Differences in Infant Mortality in the U.S.: An Examination of Social and Health Determinants.
Hummer, Robert A.
Social Forces, v72 n2 p529-54 Dec 1993
In 1989, African Americans had an infant mortality rate about 2.2 times higher than Anglos, with little difference in the gaps for endogenous and exogenous mortality. The racial gap was related to differences in sociodemographic, maternal-health, and health-care factors, and was greater between high school graduates than between high school dropouts. Contains 77 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Attainment, Income, Infant Mortality, Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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