Trends in alcohol-related mortality by educational attainment in the U.S., 2000-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol-related mortality rates in the U.S. have risen since 2000, though how trends vary across socio-economic status is unclear.

Methods

This analysis combines data from vital statistics and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to estimate alcohol-related mortality rates at four levels of educational attainment (less than high school, high school/GED, some college/associate's degree, four-year degree or more) over the period 2000-2017. The analysis includes a comprehensive set of 48 alcohol-related causes of death, including causes which are indirectly influenced by alcohol use. I consider period and cohort patterns in inequality using the relative index of inequality (RII).

Results

Mortality rates increased over the study period, at all levels of

SUBMITTER: Vierboom YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006889 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature