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Regional mortality and the Irish in Britain
— findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study | | Author(s) | Rory Williams, Russell Ecob |
| Journal title | Sociology of Health & Illness, vol 21, no 3, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 344-367 |
| Keywords | Death rate [statistics] ; Regional ; Ethnic groups ; Immigrants ; Ireland ; Urban areas ; Mathematical models ; Longitudinal surveys ; England ; Wales. |
| Annotation | Predictions for three sociological models linking excess Irish mortality in England and Wales with urban and regional patterns of settlement and mortality are explored. The analysis is prospective, of urban residents aged 25-74 in a 1% sample of the 1971 Census, linked with death certificates from 1971 to 1895 - that is, using the ONS (Office for National Statistics) Longitudinal Study (previously produced by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys - OPCS) Analysis is by multilevel modelling of probabilities of death. The association of past Irish immigration with contemporary regional mortality is confirmed. However, Model 1, suggesting that excess Irish mortality is solely a regional effect related to the economic history of the north and west, is rejected. Model 2, suggesting that excess Irish mortality is due to political and religious differences which have tended to disadvantage this group similarly across regions of England and Wales, is supported. Model 3, suggesting that the economic Model 1 and cultural Model 2 interact, creating sharper political and religious divisions and greater excess Irish mortality in the north and west, is rejected. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990513005 A |
| Classmark | S5: 5CP: TK: TJ: 763: RK: 3LM: 3J: 82: 9 |
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