Sex Differences in U.S. Adolescent and Young Adult Mortality

Elizabeth M. Lawrence (), Richard G. Rogers and Robert A. Hummer
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Elizabeth M. Lawrence: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Richard G. Rogers: University of Colorado Boulder
Robert A. Hummer: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Population Research and Policy Review, 2024, vol. 43, issue 6, No 1, 22 pages

Abstract: Abstract U.S. females live longer than males due to a range of social, psychological, behavioral, and health factors. Prior research has underscored unhealthy behaviors as particularly risky for males and lower socioeconomic status as a risk factor for females in shaping sex differences in adult mortality. But this research has largely examined mortality during mid- and older-adulthood, with most deaths occurring at older ages. Our study focuses on sex differences in mortality among a cohort of U.S. adolescents followed into adulthood, ages 12–46 (N = 18,921). We employ Cox proportional hazard models and data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), which was recently linked to mortality records through December of 2021. The hazard of dying is much greater (HR = 1.69; p

Keywords: Mortality; Young adults; Add Health; United States; Biological sex; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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