Family Network and Mortality: Survival Chances through the Lifespan of an Entire Age Cohort.

Samuelsson, Gillis; Dehlin, Ove

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ERIC Number: EJ474005

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Publication Date: 1993

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Family Network and Mortality: Survival Chances through the Lifespan of an Entire Age Cohort.

Samuelsson, Gillis; Dehlin, Ove

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v37 n4 p277-95 1993

Examined relationship between family network variables and chances of survival among 487 persons born in 1902 and 1903. Strongest predictor for death before age 80 was being single for men and being single and/or married (as opposed to divorced or widowed) for women. For both sexes, marital status was strongest predictor for survival but in different ways. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Childlessness, Death, Family Life, Foreign Countries, Marital Status, Mortality Rate, Older Adults, Parents, Sex Differences, Social Class, Social Mobility

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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