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Structural pluralism and all-cause mortality

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: This study tested the hypothesis that "structural pluralism" reduces age-standardized mortality rates. Structural pluralism is defined as the potential for political competition in communities. METHODS: US counties were the units of analysis. Multiple regression techniques were used to test the hypothesis. RESULTS: Structural pluralism is a stronger determinant of lower mortality than any of the other variables examined--specifically, income, education, and medical facilities. CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the case for a new structural variable, pluralism, as a possible cause of lower mortality, and they indirectly support the significance of comparable ecologic dimensions, such as social trust.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.1.136

Authors: F W Young, T A Lyson

Institutions: Cornell University, New York State College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W198697916

FWCI: 5.067

Cites: 8

Cited by: 31

Related to: 10