Geographic heterogeneity in Black-white infant mortality disparities.

ABSTRACT: Despite recent decreases in Black infant mortality, racial disparities persist, motivating continued research into factors related to these inequalities. While the inverse association between education and infant mortality has been documented across races, less is known about its geographic heterogeneity. Using vital statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics, this study considers Black-white disparities in infant mortality for births occurring between 2011 and 2015 across regions and metropolitan status of maternal residence. With logistic regressions, we investigate heterogeneity in maternal educational gradients of infant mortality by geographic residence both within and between races. Beyond confirming the well-known relationship between education and infant mortality, o

SUBMITTER: Cote-Gendreau M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669983 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature