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Title: Life-Course Transitions in Rural Residence and Old-Age Mortality in Iowa, 1930–2014

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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ISSN: 2377-8253

DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2022.8.4.05

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Abstract: Early-life conditions are associated with mortality in men, but not studied to the same extent in women. We add new evidence by studying a cohort of women born between 1916 and 1931 and followed for mortality between 1986 and 2013. Our sample from Iowa includes a significant number of rural women, from both farms and small towns. The long-term effects of growing up in a rural area were mixed: farmers’ daughters lived longer than women growing up off-farm in rural areas. Daughters of farm laborers and skilled or semi-skilled trades workers fared worst, when considering early-life socioeconomic status. We also find evidence that migrating to small-town Iowa was associated with lower life expectancy after age fifty-five. Considering social class and farm-nonfarm status is important for understanding the health of rural America.

Url: https://www.rsfjournal.org/content/8/4/106

Url: https://www.rsfjournal.org/content/8/4/106.abstract

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Authors: Roberts, Evan; Rahn, Wendy; Lazovich, Deann

Periodical (Full): RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Issue: 4

Volume: 8

Pages: 106-124

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Population Health and Health Systems

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