Midlife in the 2020s: Opportunities and challenges.
Abstract Development is a cumulative, lifelong process, but strikingly little is known about
development in midlife. As a consequence, many misconceptions exist about the nature of …
development in midlife. As a consequence, many misconceptions exist about the nature of …
Declining life expectancy in the United States: missing the trees for the forest
In recent years, life expectancy in the United States has stagnated, followed by three
consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms but is unprecedented …
consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms but is unprecedented …
Life expectancy and mortality rates in the United States, 1959-2017
SH Woolf, H Schoomaker - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance US life expectancy has not kept pace with that of other wealthy countries and is
now decreasing. Objective To examine vital statistics and review the history of changes in …
now decreasing. Objective To examine vital statistics and review the history of changes in …
Significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on race/ethnic differences in US mortality
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic triggered global declines in life expectancy.
The United States was hit particularly hard among high-income countries. Early data from …
The United States was hit particularly hard among high-income countries. Early data from …
Socioeconomic risk factors for fatal opioid overdoses in the United States: Findings from the Mortality Disparities in American Communities Study (MDAC)
SF Altekruse, CM Cosgrove, WC Altekruse… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding relationships between individual-level demographic,
socioeconomic status (SES) and US opioid fatalities can inform interventions in response to …
socioeconomic status (SES) and US opioid fatalities can inform interventions in response to …
Changes in midlife death rates across racial and ethnic groups in the United States: systematic analysis of vital statistics
Objective To systematically compare midlife mortality patterns in the United States across
racial and ethnic groups during 1999-2016, documenting causes of death and their relative …
racial and ethnic groups during 1999-2016, documenting causes of death and their relative …
America's declining well-being, health, and life expectancy: not just a white problem
Although recent declines in life expectancy among non-Hispanic Whites, coined “deaths of
despair,” grabbed the headlines of most major media outlets, this is neither a recent problem …
despair,” grabbed the headlines of most major media outlets, this is neither a recent problem …
The role of obesity in exceptionally slow US mortality improvement
SH Preston, YC Vierboom… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have described a reduction in the rate of improvement in American mortality.
The pace of improvement is also slow by international standards. This paper attempts to …
The pace of improvement is also slow by international standards. This paper attempts to …
Can labor market policies reduce deaths of despair?
Do minimum wages and the earned income tax credit (EITC) mitigate rising “deaths of
despair?” We leverage state variation in these policies over time to estimate event study and …
despair?” We leverage state variation in these policies over time to estimate event study and …
The contributions of socioeconomic and opioid supply factors to US drug mortality rates: Urban-rural and within-rural differences
SM Monnat - Journal of rural studies, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades deaths from opioids and other drugs have grown to be a major
US population health problem, but the magnitude of the crisis varies across the US, and …
US population health problem, but the magnitude of the crisis varies across the US, and …