NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America

Samuel H. Preston and Michael R. Haines

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Published in January 1991 by Princeton University Press
in NBER Book Series Long-Term Factors in Economic Development

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287 pp. pages
ISBN: 0-691-04268-3

Table of Contents

Front matter, tables of content: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. -23 - -8) (bibliographic info) (download)

Preface: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. -7 - 2) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. The Social and Medical Context of Child Mortality in the Late Nineteenth Century: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 3 - 48) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. New Estimates of Child Mortality during the Late Nineteenth Century: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 49 - 87) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Differences in Child Mortality among Social, Economic, and Residential Groups: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 88 - 136) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Distinguishing the Relative Importance of Various Social, Economic, and Residential Factors: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 137 - 176) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. American Child Mortality Differentials in Comparative Perspective: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 177 - 207) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Yesterday and Today: Restatement of a Main Theme: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 208 - 210) (bibliographic info) (download)

Appendix A, Assigning Income and Unemployment Estimates to Individuals in the National Sample of the 1900 United States Census: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 211 - 220) (bibliographic info) (download)

Appendix B, The State Earnings Index: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 221 - 225) (bibliographic info) (download)

Appendix C, The Mortality Index: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 226 - 228) (bibliographic info) (download)

Notes: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 229 - 236) (bibliographic info) (download)

References: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 237 - 258) (bibliographic info) (download)

Index: Samuel H. Preston, Michael R. Haines (p. 259 - 268) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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