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| Autor/in | Gortmaker, Steven L. |
|---|---|
| Institution | Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Research on Poverty. |
| Titel | Poverty, Race, and Infant Mortality in the United States. Discussion Papers 404-77. |
| Quelle | (1977), (75 Seiten) |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Blacks; Comparative Analysis; Death; Health Conditions; Income; Infant Mortality; Infants; Low Income Groups; Models; Poverty; Prenatal Influences; Racial Factors; Whites; United States |
| Abstract | This paper examines the theoretical and empirical roles of income poverty and race in the determination of infant mortality differentials in the United States. A basic model of the process of infant mortality is conceptualized. It outlines a theory of the influence of a variety of biological, social, and economic factors upon the risk of infant death. Using national data gathered in 1964-65, estimates are made, for both the black and white populations of the United States, of the relative impact of these factors upon infant death. A key feature of this analysis is the application of methods for the analysis of multidimensional contingency tables. These techniques are firmly grounded in statistical theory, allow for rather sophisticated tests of multivariate hypotheses, and are easily interpretable in terms of the relative risks of death observed in various subpopulations. Within the white population, income poverty is found to be associated with substantial differences in the risk of both neonatal and postneonatal mortality, independent of the birth weight of the infant. Black-white infant mortality differentials are examined, and although socioeconomic differences contribute to these mortality differentials, the high incidence of low birthweight infants among the black population contributes most to this disparity. Improved prenatal care is suggested as one possible mechanism which may serve to eliminate these differences. (Author/AM) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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