Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Mortality and race, Occupations and race, Race -- Social aspects, African Americans -- Social status
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the association of SEP on mortality rate differentials between non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black adults, in a nationally representative sample, with an emphasis on occupational factors. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from 1986 through1994 was matched with death certificate data from the National Death Index (NDI), from 1986 through 2002. Occupations (using Census occupation codes) were then matched to occupational level data in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database to obtain occupation level psychosocial and physical risk factors. Survival analysis is used in our study to model the relationships between measures of SEP and mortality, stratified by gender.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15280
Citation Details
Woo, Hyeyoung and Caroline Smith. “Racial Differences in the Association between Socioeconomic Position and Mortality: Does Occupation Matter?” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Washington DC, 2011.
Description
Authors' version of a paper that was presented at the Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Washington DC, in 2011.