Association of Social Mobility With the Income-Related Longevity Gap in the United States: A Cross-Sectional, County-Level Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite substantial research, the drivers of the widening gap in life expectancy between rich and poor individuals in the United States-known as the longevity gap-remain unknown. The hypothesis of this study is that social mobility may play an important role in explaining the longevity gap.

Objective

To assess whether social mobility is associated with income-related differences in life expectancy in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional, ecological study used data from 1559 counties in the United States to assess the association of social mobility with average life expectancy at age 40 years by sex and income quartile among adult men and women over the period of January 2000 through December 2014. Bayesian generalized li

SUBMITTER: Venkataramani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990844 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature