Disruption and selection: the income gradient in mortality among natives and migrants in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The income gradient in mortality is generated through an interplay between socio-economic processes and health over the life course. International migration entails the displacement of an individual from one context to another and may disrupt these processes. Furthermore, migrants are a selected group that may adopt distinct strategies and face discrimination in the labour market. These factors may have implications for the income gradient in mortality. We investigate whether the income gradient in mortality differs by migrant status and by individual-level factors surrounding the migration event.

Methods

We use administrative register data comprising the total resident population in Sweden aged between 30 and 79 in 2015 (n = 5.7 million) and follow them for morta

SUBMITTER: Ostergren O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature