@article{Rau_29_19,
author = {Rau, Roland and Muszyńska-Spielauer, Magdalena and Eilers, Paul},
title={{Minor gradient in mortality by education at the highest ages: An application of the Extinct-Cohort method}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {29},
number = {19},
pages = {507--520},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.19},
year = {2013},
abstract = {Background: Socioeconomic mortality differentials are known to exist almost universally. Many studies show a trend towards convergence with increasing age. Information about the highest ages is very rare, though. 

Objective: We want to find out whether socioeconomic factors determine the chance of death in the United States among the oldest people. 

Methods: Based on official death count records, we employ the extinct cohort method to estimate the age-specific probability of dying by level of education. 

Results: We present evidence that socioeconomic differentials in mortality exist even at the highest ages (95+), although the gap is small. 

Comments: To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to analyze socioeconomic mortality differentials at ages 95 and higher. We present, furthermore, a novel field of application for the extinct cohort method.
 },
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/19/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/19/29-19.pdf}
}