Socioeconomic status within social class and mortality: a prospective study in middle-aged British men
Author(s) -
S. Goya Wannamethee,
A G Shaper
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.3.532
Subject(s) - social class , socioeconomic status , demography , medicine , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , cohort study , cohort , relative risk , gerontology , social status , population , surgery , environmental health , sociology , political science , social science , law
It has been suggested that mortality differences between groups in society may be greater than are indicated by social class based on occupation. We have examined the relationship between social class and mortality using home and car ownership as additional indices of socioeconomic status within social class.
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