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| Socioeconomic differentials in mortality among the oldest old in China | | Author(s) | Haiyan Zhu, Yu Xie |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 29, no 2, March 2007 |
| Pages | pp 125-143 |
| Keywords | Death rate [statistics] ; Centenarians ; Economic status [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | Although an inverse relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and mortality has been well documented for many populations throughout the world, it remains unclear whether this relationship holds true for the oldest old. Most notably, some scholars have suggested that the relationship may disappear at the oldest ages. Using data from the 1998, 2000 and 2002 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, this study examined the relationship between SES and mortality among the oldest old population (age 80+) in China. The results show continuing prevalence of SES differentials in mortality - higher SES is significantly associated with lower mortality risks - among the oldest old in China. The authors further show that the relationship holds regardless of how the oldest old are operationalised at 80 years and older, 90 years and older, or 100 years and older. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070510214 A |
| Classmark | S5: BBT: F:W: 3J: 7DC |
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