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Regional mortality differences in Britain, 1931–87: a two dimensional analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Jon Anson
Jon Anson
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel
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Summary

In a recent analysis, Illsley, Le Grand & Mullings argued that, over the years 1931–87, regional inequalities in mortality in Britain effectively disappeared for most age groups. The present study reanalyses their data, breaking regional life tables down into their two major components, the level of survivorship, and the shape of the mortality curve. It is shown that whereas there has been a consistent decline in regional inequalities in the level of mortality, there has not been a comparable convergence in the shape of the mortality curves. These shape differences, implaying premature adult mortality, are now the major source of variation among the regions.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , July 1993 , pp. 383 - 395
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Copyright © 1993, Cambridge University Press

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