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Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages

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  • Roland Rau

    (Universität Rostock)

  • Magdalena Muszyńska-Spielauer

    (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)

  • Paul Eilers

    (Erasmus University Medical Center)

Abstract

Background: Socioeconomic mortality differentials are known to exist almost universally. Many studies show a trend towards convergence with increasing age. Information about the highest ages is very rare, though. Objective: We want to find out whether socioeconomic factors determine the chance of death in the United States among the oldest people. Methods: Based on official death count records, we employ the extinct cohort method to estimate the age-specific probability of dying by level of education. Results: We present evidence that socioeconomic differentials in mortality exist even at the highest ages (95+), although the gap is small. Comments: To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to analyze socioeconomic mortality differentials at ages 95 and higher. We present, furthermore, a novel field of application for the extinct cohort method.

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  • Roland Rau & Magdalena Muszyńska-Spielauer & Paul Eilers, 2013. "Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 29(19), pages 507-520.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:29:y:2013:i:19
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.19
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    oldest old mortality; socioeconomic differentials; extinct cohort;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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