The long arm of childhood: the influence of early-life social conditions on men's mortality

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Citation: Hayward, Mark D., Gorman, Bridget K. (2004) The long arm of childhood: the influence of early-life social conditions on men's mortality. Demography (Volume 41) (RSS)
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Tagged: uw-madison (RSS), wisconsin (RSS), sociology (RSS), demography (RSS), prelim (RSS), qual (RSS), WisconsinDemographyPrelimAugust2009 (RSS)

Summary

Hayward and Gorman find that early life socio-economic conditions such as blue collar household, urban residence, stepmothers, non-immigrant parents, and mothers who worked outside the household are associated with elevated mortality risks for men who were born from 1906-1921. Married, never-married, education, and income are associated with lower mortality. BMI is the only "lifestyle" variable that significantly trumps the socioeconomic models. Childhood factors indirectly predict mortality through health behaviors and adult achievement, but mechanisms are unclear.


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