Open AccessAssociation of census tract-level incarceration rate and life expectancy in New York State
Author(s) -
Louisa W. Holaday,
Benjamin A. Howell,
Keitra Thompson,
Laura D. Cramer,
Emily Ai-hua Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech-2020-216077
Subject(s) - life expectancy , census , demography , poverty , census tract , medicine , population , gerontology , neighbourhood (mathematics) , mass incarceration , geography , criminal justice , psychology , sociology , criminology , economic growth , mathematics , mathematical analysis , economics
Jail incarceration rates are positively associated with mortality at the county level. However, incarceration rates vary within counties, limiting the generalisability of this finding to neighbourhoods, where incarceration may have the greatest effects.