Popham, F, Boyle, PJ and Norman, PD (2010) The Scottish excess in mortality compared to the English and Welsh: Is it a country of residence or country of birth excess? Health and Place, 16 (4). 759 - 762. ISSN 1353-8292
Abstract
Scotland has a higher mortality rate than England and Wales, which is only partially explained by differences in socio-economic deprivation. Within Scotland those born in England and Wales have a lower mortality rate than the Scottish born. Within England and Wales, Scottish born immigrants have a higher mortality rate than those born in England and Wales. These results raise the question of whether the greater Scottish mortality is a country of birth rather than a country of residence excess. Our analysis, around the 2001 Census, suggests that country of birth is more important than country of residence, indicating that early life factors may be important for the Scottish excess.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010. Elsevier. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Health and Place. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Health and Place, 16 (4),(2010),http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.007 |
Keywords: | Scotland; England and Wales; Mortality; Country of birth; Chronic diesease epidemiology; Life-course approach; Deprivation; Health |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2014 15:31 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2017 05:01 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.00... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:82465 |