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Title: Occupational Prestige, Occupational Status, and the Risk of Death in the United States

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Existing research has established that occupations are associated with mortality, even after adjusting for income and education. But prior work has not considered whether occupational prestige or occupational socioeconomic status (i.e., pecuniary resources and human capital) are more consequential for the risk of death. We test hypotheses related to status and SES pathways, with data from the 1986-1994 cross-sections of the National Health Interview Survey, linked to prospective mortality through the end of 2011 via the Linked Mortality File. In general, we find that both occupational prestige and occupational SES are linked to the risk of death, albeit with some differences by sex. Our results suggest that occupation has two distinct dimensions that each have consequences for mortality in the US population.

Url: https://paa.confex.com/paa/2017/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/16176

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Authors: Krueger, Patrick; Tran, Melanie; Saint Onge, Jarron; Rogers, Richard

Conference Name: PAA 2017 Annual Meeting

Publisher Location: Hilton Chicago

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Health, Population Health and Health Systems

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