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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which variation in socioeconomic factors derived from the 1986 census could "explain" variation in standardised mortality ratio (SMR) between the 322 electoral wards and district electoral divisions (DEDs) in Dublin. Factors examined included percentage of population in the various Irish social class groupings, percentage of male unemployment, number of cars per private household and number of persons per car. Regression analysis between SMR and each of these factors individually showed a significant relationship in every case. The explanatory variables studied were all highly correlated and stepwise forward multiple regression was used to identify factors which had an independent effect. Two factors emerged as significant--percentage of persons in social classes 5 & 6 (semiskilled and unskilled) and number of cars per private household. This model explained 27.4% of the variance in SMR. We conclude that the variation of SMRs between DEDs in Dublin can partly be explained by variation in socioeconomic factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0332-3102
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
60-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Socioeconomic factors and mortality in small areas.
pubmed:affiliation
Health Information Unit, Dr Steevens Hospital, Dublin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article