Eberstein I W, Parker J R
Demography. 1984 Aug;21(3):309-21.
This research examines racial disparities in infant mortality, overall and separately according to cause of death. Using linked birth and death records for the 1975 cohort of live births in Florida, racial differences are initially described and then explained statistically as a product of the distribution of births by birth weight and maternal age. The impact of birth weight is more pronounced than is the effect of maternal age. The analysis suggests the potential utility of examining infant mortality separately by cause of death. Based on the findings, we argue for systematic research focused on factors affecting birth weight.
本研究考察了婴儿死亡率方面的种族差异，总体上以及根据死因分别进行考察。利用佛罗里达州1975年出生队列的出生与死亡记录的关联数据，首先描述了种族差异，然后从统计学角度将其解释为出生体重和母亲年龄的出生分布产物。出生体重的影响比母亲年龄的影响更为显著。该分析表明按死因分别考察婴儿死亡率具有潜在效用。基于这些发现，我们主张开展针对影响出生体重因素的系统性研究。
