Reservation and non-reservation American Indian mortality in 1970 and 1978

Bibliographic Data

ID5958720
AuthorsR Kenen (0000-0002-2821-9261, College of New Jersey, corresponding author), Charles R Hammerslough (Princeton University)
Year1987
Volume34
Issue1-2
Pages26-36
Publication date1987-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBiodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19485565.1987.9988657
PMID3686068
OpenAlexW1989124151
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

Mortality rates by age and sex of American Indians living in reservation and non‐reservation counties were compared for 1970 and 1978. An apparent overcount in the 1980 census enumeration of American Indians curtails rigorous comparisons, but broad differences can be delineated. The main improvement in American Indian mortality during the decade was in age group 0–4. In 1970, non‐reservation death rates were not different from reservation rates. By the end of the decade, non‐reservation death rates had diverged downward from reservation deaths. An analysis of 1978 death rates by poverty status showed that non‐reservation death rates are sensitive to county poverty level, whereas reservation death rates are not

Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Mortality rate · Political science · Poverty · Reservation · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research