Relationship between population density and rates of injury mortality in New York State (exclusive of New York City), 1978–1982
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19458471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J H Relethford (0000-0003-2843-7071, SUNY Oneonta, corresponding author), Martin C Mahoney (0000-0002-5069-1140, New York State Department of Health) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 111-118 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.1310030206 |
| PMID | 28520239 |
| OpenAlex | W2022225084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
The relationship between population density and rates of mortality from unintentional and intentional injuries is examined using mortality data from New York State (exclusive of New York City), 1978–1982. Records for 26,118 individuals with an underlying cause of death due to injury were assigned to population density quintiles based on residence of decedent at time of death. Mortality rates for each population density quintile were examined separately by sex and for 11 causes of injury death. Overall, injury mortality is highest in the most rural and most urban populations. For both sexes, there is an inverse relationship between mortality from motor vehicle incidents and population density, and a positive relationship between homicide and population density. Male mortality from unintentional poisoning deaths shows a positive relationship with population density. Male mortality from fires shows a U‐shaped relatinship with population density, with the highest mortality in the most rural and most urban populations. The relationships observed here between injury mortality and population density are most likely due to concomitant variation with aspects of the physical and cultural environments, such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and individual risk behaviors
Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Homicide · Injury prevention · Mortality rate · Poison control · Population · Population density · Residence · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Traffic and Road Safety · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2011 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |