Dying of Cold in the Sunbelt
Elderly Hypothermia Mortality Rates
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 13629930 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Susan M Macey (Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, autor correspondente), Dona F Schneider (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick), Dona Schneider (0000-0002-1589-011X, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Ano | 1995 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 13-21 |
| Data de publicação | 1995-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/hbar-1plr-y2f9-ygug |
| OpenAlex | W2072899207 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 11 |
Given that Sunbelt states promote their images by stressing their good climate, the question arises as to how healthy their climate is for the elderly. This study compares deaths attributed to excessive cold for persons sixty years of age and over in Sunbelt and nonsunbelt states for the years 1980–1985. State mortality data are analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple correlations. Blacks of both sexes have significantly higher death rates in the Sunbelt, while the reverse is true for whites. Death rates by age group were generally lower in the Sunbelt, though the few significant correlations showed a Sunbelt bias. The latter may be linked to particularly severe winters
Descriptive statistics · Mortality rate · Sociology · Statistics · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |