title: Birthdate and mortality:  an evaluation of the death-dip/death-rise.
abstract: The effect on mortality of socially significant events is examined using birth date as the criterion date for a large sample from official state mortality records for Ohio.  The sample consisted of all deaths from natural causes for 1979-1981.  "The findings show that there is a greater tendency for persons to die within thirty days after the date of birth than before.  More specifically, there was a statistically significant pattern of increased mortality for those who were never married and for ill-defined causes of death.  A theoretical foundation and a brief interpretation of these findings is offered."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D009820:Ohio; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012847:Single Person; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014798:Vital Statistics
keywords: Americas; Causes Of Death; Cohort Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Marital Status; Mortality; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Ohio; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Time Factors; United States; Unmarried; Vital Statistics