RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Area variations in infant mortality 1975-7.
JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JO J Epidemiol Community Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 11
OP 16
DO 10.1136/jech.36.1.11
VO 36
IS 1
A1 J Bradshaw
A1 H Edwards
A1 D Lawton
A1 F Staden
A1 J Weale
A1 A Weekes
YR 1982
UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/36/1/11.abstract
AB Infant mortality rates vary from area to area. Part of this variation is due to the socioeconomic characteristics of the area and part to other factors including the obstetric, paediatric, and community health services. Four social indicators associated with infant deaths are used to control for some of the variations in socioeconomic characteristics and residual variation is then examined. The four social indicators are the level of unemployment, the proportion of large families, the proportion of lone-parent families, and the level of overcrowding.