Mortality Differentials: Selection and Causation

Noreen Goldman

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.31041-8

Mortality Differentials: Selection and Causation

Noreen Goldman

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Princeton University

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Abstract

Differentials in mortality by socioeconomic status and the nature of social relationships have been well established in a broad range of settings and time periods. A myriad of studies has investigated the many potential causal pathways linking these aspects of the social environment to health and mortality, with a current emphasis on psychosocial factors, neighborhood contexts, and biological linkages. Recent efforts have exploited longitudinal surveys, some beginning at birth, to strengthen causal inferences. Fewer researchers have focused on identifying selection mechanisms or reverse causal pathways through which, for example, poor health may lead to reduced income or exclusion from marriage.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	851-856
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.31041-8
State	Published - Mar 26 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

Keywords

Causal pathways
Inequality
Marital status
Reverse causality
Selection
Social gradient
Social relationships
Socioeconomic status

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