tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post5943069102100339978..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: What do rising mortality rates tell us?Anne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-51462580889174207312016-05-17T14:59:54.264-04:002016-05-17T14:59:54.264-04:00Thanks. There's an argument to be made that t...Thanks. There's an argument to be made that the economic downturn was harder on women than men, especially in rural areas. This is consistent with the data, though may or may not be the explanation.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-63894153875930775832016-05-17T14:28:18.392-04:002016-05-17T14:28:18.392-04:00The rise in mortality rate in males has been shown...The rise in mortality rate in males has been shown to be due in part to a statistical error, i.e. the lack of age-standardization. Andrew Gelman has discovered and written about this (see e.g. here: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/age_adj_letter_4.pdf):<br /><br />»The mortality rate among white non-Hispanic American women increased from 1999–2013. Among the corresponding group of men, however, the mortality rate increase from 1999–2005 is nearly reversed during 2005–2013.«<br /><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489484831775772226noreply@blogger.com