Byers B, Zeller R A, Byers P Y
Sociol Focus. 1991 Feb;24(1):13-28. doi: 10.1080/00380237.1991.10570577.
The effect on mortality of socially significant events is examined using birth date as the criterion date for a large sample from official state mortality records for Ohio. The sample consisted of all deaths from natural causes for 1979-1981. "The findings show that there is a greater tendency for persons to die within thirty days after the date of birth than before. More specifically, there was a statistically significant pattern of increased mortality for those who were never married and for ill-defined causes of death. A theoretical foundation and a brief interpretation of these findings is offered."
利用出生日期作为标准日期，以俄亥俄州官方州立死亡率记录中的一个大样本为基础，研究了具有社会重要意义的事件对死亡率的影响。该样本包括1979年至1981年所有自然原因导致的死亡。“研究结果表明，人们在出生日期之后三十天内死亡的倾向比之前更大。更具体地说，从未结婚者以及死因不明者的死亡率呈现出统计学上显著的上升模式。本文提供了这些研究结果的理论基础和简要解释。”
