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Title: Decennial Life Tables for the White Population of the United States, 1790-1900

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: In this article, the author constructs new life tables for the white population of the United States in each decade between 1790 and 1900. Drawing from several recent studies, he suggests best estimates of life expectancy at age 20 for each decade. These estimates are fitted to new standards derived from the 1900-1902 rural and 1900-1902 overall death registration area life tables using a two-parameter logit model with fixed slope. The resulting decennial life tables more accurately represent sex- and age-specific mortality rates while capturing known mortality trends.

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Authors: Hacker, David J.

Periodical (Full): Historical Methods

Issue: 2

Volume: 43

Pages: 45-79

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Other, Race and Ethnicity

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