Studies that treat quantitative mortality data analytically. Methodological studies primarily concerned with mortality are cited in this division and cross-referenced to N. Methods of Research and Analysis Including Models, if necessary. The main references to crude data are in the vital statistics items in S. Official Statistical Publications.
Studies of overall mortality and comparisons of several types of mortality. Studies dealing with two or more of the topics listed in this division are classified under the major section covered, or, if this is not self-evident, included here under General Mortality.
Studies dealing primarily with fetal and neonatal mortality, except those dealing with spontaneous abortions, which are classified under F.3. Sterility and Other Pathology, and those studies dealing with induced abortions, which are classified under F.4.5. Induced Abortion. Perinatal mortality is defined as mortality occurring between the twenty-eighth week of gestation and the seventh day of life.
Studies of infant mortality under one year of age, including neonatal mortality occurring after the seventh day of life, and childhood mortality after one year of age. The subject of infanticide, deliberate or implied, is also classified under this heading.
66:10009 Baltay, Michele; McCormick, Marie C.;
Wise, Paul H. Implementation of Fetal and Infant Mortality
Review (FIMR): experience from the National Healthy Start program.
Maternal and Child Health Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Sep 1999. 141-51 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
"The implementation of the Fetal
and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) process was examined as part of the
evaluation of the national Healthy Start program, a federal program
designed to reduce infant mortality in several communities [in the
United States]. The implementation of the FIMR process over the 5-year
funding period is described in terms of productivity, barriers and
facilitators to implementation, and project expenditures.... [The] data
were derived from grant continuation applications and personal
interviews with program staff to produce a qualitative description....
The FIMR process provides an important opportunity to contribute to the
knowledge base regarding infant mortality in these communities. The
process, however, has important logistical requirements and may require
substantial financial resources that may affect implementation of
confidential inquiries into infant mortality and other health
problems."
Correspondence: M. Baltay, Harvard School
of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, 677
Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail: mmccormi@hsph.harvard.edu.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
Studies of age-specific mortality and of mortality in special groups defined by age.
Studies that present actual life table data and all studies concerned primarily with life tables, including the appropriate methodological studies. Life table studies that are concerned with topics other than mortality are classified under the appropriate heading and cross-referenced to this heading.
Studies on the ratio of mortality in different subgroups of a population, classified according to certain criteria, such as sex, social class, occupation, and marital status. Also includes studies on excess mortality and comparative mortality.
66:10010 Toussaint, Danielle W.; Hummer,
Robert A. Differential mortality risks from violent causes
for foreign- and native-born residents of the USA. Population
Research and Policy Review, Vol. 18, No. 6, Dec 1999. 607-20 pp.
Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This paper examines the
differences in adult violent causes (homicide, suicide, vehicle
accidents, and other accidents) for mortality risks between the
American foreign- and native-born adult populations, while considering
the length of time lived in the USA and the influences of other
socio-demographic characteristics. Data came from the National Health
Interview Survey-National Death Index linked file for the years
1989-1995. Cox proportional hazards models estimate the association
between nativity, length of stay, and mortality risk for each violent
cause. The results show that foreign-born persons differ in their risks
of violent death vis-à-vis the native-born population by the
amount of the time they have lived in the USA. In particular, recent
immigrants (less than 15 years) display higher risks from homicide,
lower risks from suicide, and lower risks from other accidents (not
vehicle) than the native-born individuals. This pattern is different
for longer-term immigrants (15 or more years) who have, for the most
part, similar risks from other causes of violent death compared to
native-born residents."
Correspondence: D. W.
Toussaint, University of Texas, Burdine Hall, Room 336, Austin, TX
78712-1088. E-mail: danielle@prc.utexas.edu. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
Studies of demographic relevance on causes of death. Studies of morbidity and of public health measures are included only if they relate specifically to mortality. Also included are maternal mortality and comparisons of causes.
66:10011 O'Brien, Robert M.; Stockard, Jean;
Isaacson, Lynne. The enduring effects of cohort
characteristics on age-specific homicide rates, 1960-1995.
American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 104, No. 4, Jan 1999. 1,061-95 pp.
Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"In the past decade, young people
in the United States have been two to three times more likely than in
the two previous decades to commit homicides, while those 25 years and
older have been less likely to commit homicides than were members of
their age groups in the earlier time period. These changes in youth
homicide rates are associated with two cohort characteristics that are
theoretically linked to criminality: relative size of cohorts and the
percentage of cohort members born to unwed mothers. These effects
persist throughout the life span, are independent of age and historical
period, and can explain fluctuations in homicide arrest rates before
the recent upturn." Data are from the United Crime Reports and
concern arrest rates for the period 1960-1995.
Correspondence:
R. M. O'Brien, University of Oregon, Department of Sociology, 1415
Kincaid Street, 736 PLC Building, Eugene, OR 97403-1219. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
66:10012 Ruzicka, Lado; Choi, C. Y.
Youth suicide in Australia. Journal of the Australian
Population Association, Vol. 16, No. 1-2, May-Nov 1999. 29-46 pp.
Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"This paper reviews the incidence
of youth suicide in Australia in comparison with other industrialized
countries around the mid-1990s. It focuses on fatal suicides in
Australia and records changes in suicide mortality levels and patterns
since the 1950s. An attempt is made to estimate the global extent of
the problem of suicidal behaviour (suicides plus attempted suicides).
The discussion concentrates on the presumed factors associated with the
recent epidemic of self-destruction among young Australian males: drug
and alcohol abuse, and unemployment. Finally, some of the attempts at
prevention of suicidal acts and their effectiveness are
reviewed."
Correspondence: L. Ruzicka, Major's Creek,
Braidwood, NSW 2622, Australia. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
66:10013 Salem, Gérard; Rican,
Stéphane; Jougla, Eric. A health atlas for France.
Volume 1: the causes of death. [Atlas de la santé en
France. Volume 1: les causes de décès.] ISBN
2-7420-0242-1. 1999. xiii, 189 pp. John Libbey Eurotext: Montrouge,
France. In Fre.
This is the first of three planned volumes
presenting information, mainly in the form of maps, on spatial
differences in health in France. This first volume concentrates on
geographical differences in causes of death. The first part analyzes
patterns of general mortality, the second part analyzes causes of death
for the country as a whole, and the third part presents analyses at the
regional level.
Correspondence: John Libbey Eurotext, 127
avenue de la République, 92120 Montrouge, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
