From the Back Cover:
"The authors have provided an invaluable guide to the health and mortality landscape of modern America. In addition to valuable summaries of past
research, they contribute a rich array of fresh results using the best available data. This study cannot be ignored by any serious scholar of demography or public health."
--SAMUEL H. PRESTON, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
The simplicity of using one data set in addressing the relationship of single variables to mortality distinguishes Living and Dying in the USA from other recent investigations of mortality. The authors use the recently released National Health Interview Survey and the National Death Index to make a definitive statement about demographics and mortality. By surveying demographic and sociocultural characteristics associated with mortality, socioeconomic effects, health-related conditions, and health status, they reveal connections among several factors related to mortality chances. Easily understood and cited, their study emphasizes the statistical methods underlying their relevations and invites readers to duplicate their results.
About the Author:
Richard G. Rogers, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, publishes in demography, medical sociology, sociology of aging, and methods. He is Past President of the Southern Demographic Association.
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