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Title: The Labor Market for Lifeguards and Hispanic Drowning Rates

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Accidental drowning is a leading cause of death among young persons. It is the third leading cause of accidental death world-wide, the second leading cause of accidental deaths among persons 1–14 years of age in the United States and the leading cause of accidental deaths among persons 1–14 years of age in China (WHO, 2017). In the United States, there are wide racial and ethnic disparities in drowning rates among persons under 29 years of age (Gilchrist and Parker, 2014). American Indians and African Americans under 29 years old are 1.95 and 1.44 times more likely to be victims of fatal drownings than are whites. In the 10- to 14-year age group, African Americans are an astonishingly 3.7 times more likely to drown than whites. Overall, Hispanics are only slightly more likely to drown than whites (1.04 times). But, in the 20–24 year age group, Hispanics are 1.39 times more likely to drown than are whites.

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Authors: Myers, Samuel, L; Gorsuch, Marina; Lai, Yufeng; Steward, Devan; Vega, Diana; Motachwa, Rachel

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Topics: Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States