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卷 52, 期 1, 页码 1-14出版社
DUKE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-014-0357-y
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Adult mortality; Race/ethnicity; Hispanic paradox; Socioeconomic status; Smoking
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- NIA NIH HHS [5 T32 AG000139, T32 AG000139] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [R24 HD042849, 5 R24 HD042849, T32 HD007081, 5 T32 HD007081] Funding Source: Medline
Hispanics make up a rapidly growing proportion of the U.S. older adult population, so a firm grasp of their mortality patterns is paramount for identifying racial/ethnic differences in life chances in the population as a whole. Documentation of Hispanic mortality is also essential for assessing whether the Hispanic paradox-the similarity in death rates between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites despite Hispanics' socioeconomic disadvantage-characterizes all adult Hispanics or just some age, gender, nativity, or national-origin subgroups. We estimate age-/sex- and cause-specific mortality rate ratios and life expectancy for foreign-born and U.S.-born Hispanics, foreign-born and U.S.-born Mexican Americans, non-Hispanic blacks, and non-Hispanic whites ages 65 and older using the 1989-2006 National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality Files. Results affirm that Hispanic mortality estimates are favorable relative to those of blacks and whites, but particularly so for foreign-born Hispanics and smoking-related causes. However, if not for Hispanics' socioeconomic disadvantage, their mortality levels would be even more favorable.
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