Estimating mortality in the Hispanic population of Connecticut, 1990 to 1991.
Am J Public Health
; 85(7): 998-1001, 1995 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7604930
Among all deaths to Connecticut residents (1990/91), 1260 were acceptable Spanish-surname matches (using father's surname for females), of which only 793 (62.9%) were identified as Hispanic origin on the death certificate. Certificates also identified 127 non-Spanish-surnamed Hispanics. With death rates for non-Hispanics used as the standard, the standardized mortality ratio for Hispanics based on the 920 (793 plus 127) deaths identified by the Hispanic-origin item was lower (by 33% in males and 36% in females) than that based on all 1387 (1260 plus 127) Hispanics. Spanish-surname matching should improve estimation of mortality rates in some Hispanic populations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hispanic or Latino
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Mortality
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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America do norte
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America do sul
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Caribe
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Puerto rico
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Public Health
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
United States