Session 28: Socioeconomic Differentials in Health and Mortality

Thursday, March 30 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Santa Barbara A Lobby Level

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Schooling Differentials and Health and Mortality in Denmark: To What Extent is Schooling a Marker for Background Differentials versus Directly Affecting Health and Mortality?  •  Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania; Vibeke Jensen, University of Aarhus; Dorthe Pedersen, University of Southern Denmark; Inge Petersen, University of Southern Denmark; Paul Bingley, University of Aarhus; Kaare Christensen, University of Southern Denmark

2.	Accounting for Changes in Health Inequalities in Smoking and Obesity in the United States, 1960-2000  •  Sam Harper, McGill University; John Lynch, McGill University

3.	Feeling Better? Trends in General Health Status  •  Linda G. Martin, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies; Robert Schoeni, University of Michigan; Vicki A. Freedman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Patricia Andreski, University of Michigan

4.	Socioeconomic Differences in Mortality among U.S. Adults: Insights into the Hispanic Paradox  •  Cassio M. Turra, Princeton University; Noreen Goldman, Princeton University

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