Do socioeconomic mortality differences decrease with rising age?

The impact of SES on mortality is an established finding in mortality research. I examine, whether this impact decreases with age. Most research finds evidence for this decrease but it is unknown whether the decline is due to mortality selection. My data come from the US-HRS Study and includes 9376...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rasmus Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2005-08-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
HRS
USA
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol13/2/