MPC Member Publications

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Title: Decennial Life Tables for the White Population of the United States, 1790-1900.

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

ISSN: 0161-5440

DOI: 10.1080/01615441003720449

PMID: 20563225

Abstract: This article constructs new life tables for the white population of the United States in each decade between 1790 and 1900. Drawing from several recent studies, it suggests best estimates of life expectancy at age 20 for each decade. These estimates are fitted to new standards derived from the 1900-02 rural and 1900-02 overall DRA life tables using a two-parameter logit model with fixed slope. The resulting decennial life tables more accurately represent sex-and age-specific mortality rates while capturing known mortality trends.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20563225

Url: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC2885717

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Authors: Hacker, David J

Periodical (Full): Historical methods

Issue: 2

Volume: 43

Pages: 45-79

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IPUMS NHGIS NAPP IHIS ATUS Terrapop