Seasonality in Human Mortality

A Demographic Approach
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-642-07950-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 359 g

Reihe: Demographic Research Monographs

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rau, Roland

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Literature Review.- Measuring Seasonality.- Seasonal Analysis of Death Counts in the United States.- The Impact of Social Factors on Excess Winter Mortality in Denmark.- Outlook: The Impact of Reducing Cold-Related Mortality.- Concluding Chapter: Summary of Findings.