Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1998 Mar;88(3):471-4.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.3.471.

Inequalities in mortality by social class measured at 3 stages of the lifecourse

C L Hart  1 , G D Smith, D Blane
Affiliations

Inequalities in mortality by social class measured at 3 stages of the lifecourse

C L Hart et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: This study examined how social class, measured at 3 staged of life, contributes to mortality risk.

Methods: A cohort of employed Scottish men (n = 5567) provided their fathers' occupation and their own first and current occupations, from which social class in childhood, at labor-market entry, and at screening (1970 to 1973) was determined. Relative rates of mortality and relative indices of inequality were calculated from 21 years of follow-up.

Results: Mortality risk was similar at each stage of life, with men in the higher social classes having the lowest risk. Social class at screening produced the greatest relative indices of inequality.

Conclusions: The widening of inequalities in mortality in adulthood suggests the importance of the accumulation of poor socioeconomic circumstances throughout life.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1995 Feb;49(1):10-5 - PubMed
    1. BMJ. 1994 Dec 3;309(6967):1475-8 - PubMed
    1. Am J Public Health. 1996 Apr;86(4):497-504 - PubMed
    1. Popul Stud (Camb). 1985 Mar;39(1):17-31 - PubMed
    1. Soc Hist Med. 1993 Apr;6(1):101-23 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources