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Trends in gender differences in accidents mortality

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  • Ingrid Waldron

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Christopher McCloskey

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Inga Earle

    (University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

This study tests five hypotheses concerning trends in gender differences in accidents mortality and accident-related behavior, using data for the US, UK, France, Italy, and Japan, 1950-98. As predicted by the Convergence Hypothesis, gender differences have decreased for amount of driving, motor vehicle accidents mortality, and occupational accidents mortality. However, for many types of accidents mortality, gender differences were stable or increased; these trends often resulted from the differential impact on male and female mortality of general societal trends such as increased illicit drug use or improved health care. Similarly, trends in gender differences in accident-related behavior have shown substantial variation and appear to have been influenced by multiple factors, including gender differences in rates of adoption of different types of innovations.

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  • Ingrid Waldron & Christopher McCloskey & Inga Earle, 2005. "Trends in gender differences in accidents mortality," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 13(17), pages 415-454.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:13:y:2005:i:17
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2005.13.17
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    Keywords

    mortality; gender; Europe; Japan; United States of America; convergence; sex differences; accidents; diffusion of innovations; gender differences; unintentional injuries;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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