The Ecology of Economic Distress and Life Expectancy

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Examines the relationship between life expectancy (LE) and county-level indicators such as race, rural status, and economic prosperity. Examines 2000-2019 data for LE, with rural, suburban, and metro comparisons across racial and economic groups, with economic distress calculated according to unemployment, housing, poverty, education, and other social indicators.

William Brinson Weeks, Ji E. Chang, José A. Pagán, et al.

International Journal of Public Health, 69

07/2024

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Black or African American · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · White