Mortality among elderly Hispanics in the United States: Past evidence and new results
Mortality among elderly Hispanics in the United States: Past evidence and new results
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DOI：
10.1353/dem.2004.0001
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Ferguson, BR
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作者：
Elo, IT;Turra, CM;Ferguson, BR
我们使用生命记录和人口普查数据以及医疗保险和NUMIDENT记录来估计老年非西班牙裔白人和西班牙裔的年龄和性别特异性死亡率，包括五个西班牙裔亚组：出生在古巴，墨西哥，波多黎各，其他国家和美国的人。我们发现，在重要的和人口普查记录的数据错误的更正导致西班牙裔的死亡率发生了重大变化，传统构造的西班牙裔的死亡率低于基于医疗保险NUMIDENT记录的利率。这两个来源都揭示了西班牙裔死亡率相对于非西班牙裔白人的优势，这适用于大多数西班牙裔亚组。我们还提出了一种新的方法来推断西班牙裔的起源，从姓氏，名字和居住县的组合。
We used vital records and census data and Medicare and NUMIDENT records to estimate age- and sex-specific death rates for elderly non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics, including five Hispanic subgroups: persons born in Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, other foreign countries, and the United States. We found that corrections for data errors in vital and census records lead to substantial changes in death rates for Hispanics and that conventionally constructed Hispanic death rates are lower than rates based on Medicare-NUMIDENT records. Both sources revealed a Hispanic mortality advantage relative to non-Hispanic whites that holds for most Hispanic subgroups. We also present a new methodology for inferring Hispanic origin from a combination of surname, given name, and county of residence.