| Autor: |
ROBERTS, EVAN, RAHN, WENDY, LAZOVICH, DEANN |
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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences; May2022, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p106-124, 19p |
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Early-life conditions are associated with mortality in men, but not studied to the same extent in women. We add new evidence by studying a cohort of women born between 1916 and 1931 and followed for mortality between 1986 and 2013. Our sample from Iowa includes a significant number of rural women, from both farms and small towns. The long-term effects of growing up in a rural area were mixed: farmers’ daughters lived longer than women growing up off-farm in rural areas. Daughters of farm laborers and skilled or semi-skilled trades workers fared worst, when considering early-life socioeconomic status. We also find evidence that migrating to small-town Iowa was associated with lower life expectancy after age fifty-five. Considering social class and farm-nonfarm status is important for understanding the health of rural America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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