Open AccessCommunity Characteristics and Mortality: The Relative Strength of Association of Different Community Characteristics
Author(s) -
Kitty S. Chan,
Eric T. Roberts,
Rachael McCleary,
Christine Buttorff,
Darrell J. Gaskin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.301944
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , demography , medicine , mortality rate , population , environmental health , gerontology , sociology
We compared the strength of association between average 5-year county-level mortality rates and area-level measures, including air quality, sociodemographic characteristics, violence, and economic distress.