Educational inequalities in mortality among Israeli Jews: changes over time in a dynamic population.
Changes in educational inequalities in mortality in a country that underwent a sudden population growth were examined using two census-based longitudinal studies from Israel (I, 1983-1992, n=152,150 and II, 1995-2004, n=209,125). Relative changes in educational inequalities in mortality were assessed using mortality rates and odds ratios and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals. Decreases in mortality rates and widening relative educational inequalities in mortality were seen over time. Among recent immigrants, educational inequalities in mortality existed but to a lesser degree than for residents. The widening gap (2.5-fold) in cardiovascular disease mortality risks observed for low versus high educated middle-aged women, was particularly alarming. The observed decreasing mortality rates, indicative of a healthier society, alongside widening educational inequalities in mortality indicates uneven changes within the population.
Jaffe
Dena H
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Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel.
Neumark
Yehuda D
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Eisenbach
Zvi
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Manor
Orly
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019352:Censuses; D004522:Educational Status; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007585:Jews; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D012923:Social Class