Differentials in the femininity ratio among centenarians

Variations between northern and southern Italy from 1870

Bibliographic Data

ID7980188
AuthorsJean-Marie Robine, Jean‐marie Robine (0000-0002-4111-6195, Université de Montpellier), Graziella Caselli (Sapienza University of Rome), Domenica Rasulo (Sapienza University of Rome), Amandine Cournil (0000-0002-6172-4761, Université de Montpellier)
Year2006
Volume60
Issue1
Pages99-113
Publication date2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324720500466000
PMID16464778
OpenAlexW2034209947
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Significant differentials have been observed between Italian regions in the distribution of centenarians by sex, from two women per man in the south to over eight in certain regions in the north. In order to explain these differentials we studied the evolution of the femininity ratio (FR), using a longitudinal approach to follow the ageing process in two cohorts, and making use of nearly all the statistical data available since the time of the Unification of Italy in 1870. Significant differentials in the FR observed at the age of 100 are mainly due to mortality differentials among men over the age of 60. The high mortality of men in the north and their low mortality in the south are the main explanations of why the FRs are higher in the north and lower in the south. Mortality differentials among women have only a marginal impact

Ageing · Femininity · Geography · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Gender Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Medicine

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