Racial Differences in Life Expectancy Among Elderly African Americans and Whites
Racial Differences in Life Expectancy Among Elderly African Americans and Whites

Author: Laura B. Shrestha

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-12-12

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 1000526763

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First published in 1997. This book is based on the author’s dissertation written while a student in the Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The catalyst for the research was the recognition that major uncertainties exist about the quality of population and death data for the elderly in the United States as a result of coverage and content errors in the censuses and death registration. Furthermore, different patterns appear to exist for the two major racial groupings in the United States: whites and African- Americans. The book evaluates the consistency of reported data between the two major sources of data for calculation of mortality statistics in the United States: censuses and death registration. The focus is on the older population (aged 60 and above), where mortality trends have the greatest impact on social programs and where data quality is most problematic.

Vital and Health Statistics
Vital and Health Statistics

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-11-30

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781494275891

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The death certificate is the primary source of annual mortality data in the United States. The validity of cause-of-death information has been studied extensively as has the accuracy of the occupation and industry items.

Deaths
Deaths

Author: Donna L. Hoyert

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002-08

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780756706418

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Presents final 1997 data on U.S. deaths and death rates according to demographic and medical characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, educational attainment, injury at work, State of residence, and cause of death. Trends and patterns in general mortality, life expectancy, and infant and maternal mortality are also described. The report concludes that the overall improvements in general mortality and life expectancy in 1997 continue the long-term downward trend in U.S. mortality. The trend in U.S. infant mortality has steadily declined over the past four decades.