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Mortality of the "golden generation" — what can the ONS Longitudinal Study tell us?
Author(s)	Shayla Goldring, Nigel Henretty, Julie Mills
Journal title	Population Trends, no 145, Autumn 2011
Pages	pp 199-228
Source	http://www.statistics.gov.uk
Keywords	Death rate [statistics] ; Longitudinal surveys ; England ; Wales.
Annotation	It is well documented that the generation born around 1930 are consistently exhibiting higher rates of mortality improvement than the generation either side of them. There is currently no evidence that these differentials are declining. In current ONS Population Projections, it is assumed that these cohorts will continue to experience higher rates of improvement. However, it is not yet precisely clear why this is so. This article details preliminary research carried out using the ONS Longitudinal Study to try to understand better why the members of the generation born around 1930 have been enjoying higher rates of mortality improvement throughout their adult life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-121016203 A
Classmark	S5: 3J: 82: 9
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