Inequality and Childhood Mortality: a Comparison of England and Wales, 1911, and the United States, 1900

Michael Haines

The Journal of Economic History, 1985, vol. 45, issue 4, 885-912

Abstract: An index of childhood mortality is proposed as a good measure of socioeconomic well-being and inequality. The index is used to investigate the relationship between childhood mortality and occupation and income of parents. The sources consist of the 1900 United States Census public-use sample and the published 1911 Census of Marriage and Fertility of England and Wales. Results revealed more inequality in mortality and income across social-class groupings in England and Wales than in the United States. The outcome arose more because of relatively higher childhood mortality for white-collar groups in the United States than because of a better situation for blue-collar groups.

Date: 1985
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