Residential and Racial Mortality Differentials in the South by Cause of Death.

Potter, Lloyd B.; Galle, Omer R.

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ERIC Number: EJ417149

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Publication Date: 1990

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Residential and Racial Mortality Differentials in the South by Cause of Death.

Potter, Lloyd B.; Galle, Omer R.

Rural Sociology, v55 n2 p233-44 Sum 1990

Uses life-table techniques to examine mortality differences by gender and rural-urban residence for Blacks and Whites in the South. Life expectancy is higher for metropolitan and White populations. Residential and racial mortality differences largely attributable to effects of accidents, specific illnesses, prenatal conditions, and homicide. Suggests policy efforts. (TES)

Descriptors: Accidents, Cancer, Death, Disease Incidence, Health Education, Heart Disorders, Homicide, Mortality Rate, Perinatal Influences, Population Trends, Quality of Life, Racial Differences, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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