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The Interstate Transportation of Human Remains

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ID13630431
AuthorsGraham D Rowles (University of Kentucky, corresponding author), Malcolm L Comeaux (Arizona State University)
Year1987
Volume17
Issue2
Pages103-113
Publication date1987-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/v0j9-kl93-ge05-0422
OpenAlexW2140545909
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited3

Many people who die in the United States are transported across state boundaries for burial at a place viewed as “home” by the decedent or the next of kin. This article employs an analysis of data from death certificates to explore the transportation of human remains from Arizona where, in 1983, 17.1 percent of those who died were shipped beyond the state. A sample of 783 removals reveals a predominant geographical pattern of flows to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes states. This pattern is the reverse of recent patterns of both seasonal (“snowbird”) and permanent in-migration of the living to Arizona. A propensity for individuals to be transported back to their state of birth or to their most recent previous residence is also revealed

Demographic economics · Economics · Genealogy · Geography · Residence · Sample (material · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

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