Seasonality in Human Mortality: A Demographic Research: A Demographic Approach - Rilegato

Rau, Roland

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ISBN 10: 3540449000 ISBN 13: 9783540449003

Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 2006

Riassunto

Seasonal fluctuations in mortality are a persistent phenomenon, but variations from culture to culture pose fascinating questions. This book investigates whether sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors play a role as important for seasonal mortality as they do for mortality in general. Using modern statistical methods, the book shows, for example, that in the United States the fluctuations between winter and summer mortality are smaller the more years someone has spent in school.

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Seasonal fluctuations in mortality are a persistent phenomenon across populations. In Western countries of the Northern hemisphere, mortality is typically larger in winter than in summer which is attributed to the detrimental effects of cold to health. This does, however, not explain why in colder countries the differences between winter and summer mortality are smaller than in countries with warm or moderate climate. This book, therefore, investigates whether sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors play a role as important for seasonal mortality as they do for mortality in general. Using modern statistical methods, the book shows, for example for the United States, that the fluctuations between winter and summer mortality are smaller the more years someone has spent in school.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540449000
• ISBN 13: 9783540449003
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 214
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