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- Title
Rural and urban differences in lifetime occupation and its influence on mortality among Mexican adults.
- Authors
Gutiérrez, Mariela; Wong, Rebeca; Yong-Fang Kuo
- Abstract
Objective. To determine how primary lifetime occupation type is associated with mortality, and how the relationship varies by rural and urban dwelling. Materials and methods. Data come from 2001-2018 Mexican Health and Aging Study (adults aged 50+, n=11 094). We created five occupation categories. Cox proportional hazard models predicted mortality using baseline covariates. Results. In both rural and urban settings, participants with manual jobs, such as agriculture and production/industrial jobs, had an increased risk of mortality compared to those with administrative/professional jobs. In urban settings, participants in the domestic/service and no main job categories had higher risk of mortality than those in the administrative/professional category. For men these differences remained, but not for women. Conclusion. In a context of rural and urban demographic shifts, it is crucial to consider the implications that occupation as a socioeconomic factor can have on health and to identify the most vulnerable groups.
- Subjects
MEXICO; RURAL-urban differences; MEXICANS; PROPORTIONAL hazards models
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2023, Vol 65, Issue 5, p513
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21149/14757