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Socioeconomic gradient in old age mortality in Wuhan, China
Author(s)	Jersey Liang, John F McCarthy, Arvind Jain
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 4, July 2000
Pages	pp S222-S233
Keywords	Economic status [elderly] ; Death rate [statistics] ; China.
Annotation	Hazard rate models in conjunction with ordinary least squares and logistic regression models were used to ascertain the gross, direct, indirect, and interaction effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on mortality over 3 years for some 3,000 Chinese aged 60+. Education, household economic well-being, and urban-rural residence showed statistically significant gross effects on old age mortality. Education influenced mortality, directly and indirectly. Household economic well-being and urbanicity exerted indirect effects on mortality through mediating variables such as stress, social relations, and baseline health status. The mechanism through which education affected mortality differed between men and women, but SES differentials in mortality did not interact with age. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000825240 A
Classmark	F:W: S5: 7DC
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