Trends in Mortality Disparities by Area-Based Poverty in New York City, 1990-2010.

ABSTRACT: Residing in a high-poverty area has consistently been associated with higher mortality rates, but the association between poverty and mortality can change over time. We examine the association between neighborhood poverty and mortality in New York City (NYC) during 1990-2010 to document mortality disparity changes over time and determine causes of death for which disparities are greatest. We used NYC and New York state mortality data for years 1990, 2000, and 2010 to calculate all-cause and cause-specific age-adjusted death rates (AADRs) by census tract poverty (CTP), which is the proportion of persons in a census tract living below the federal poverty threshold. We calculated mortality disparities, measured as the difference in AADR between the lowest and highest CTP groups, within and ac

SUBMITTER: Toprani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4899332 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature