Gendered mortality differentials over the rural-urban continuum: The analysis of census linked longitudinal data from England and Wales

Rebecca Allan, Paul Williamson and Hill Kulu

Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 221, issue C, 68-78

Abstract: Previous research shows that mortality varies significantly by residential context; however, the nature of this variation is unclear. Some studies report higher mortality levels in urban compared to rural areas, whereas others suggest elevated mortality in rural areas or a complex U-shaped relationship. Further, the extent to which compositional factors explain urban-rural mortality variation, the extent to which contextual factors play a role and whether and how the patterns vary by gender also remain unclear. This study investigates urban-rural mortality variation in England and Wales and the causes of this variation.

Keywords: Mortality; Health; Rural; Urban; Survival analysis; Gender; England and wales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.10.005

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