TY - JOUR
T1 - Child mortality and socioeconomic status
T2 - An examination of differentials by migration status in South Africa
AU - Thomas, Kevin J.
PY - 2007/3/1
Y1 - 2007/3/1
N2 - This study examines child mortality and socioeconomic status among migrants and nonmigrants. It also examines child mortality by migration status in all quintiles of socioeconomic status, comparing immigrants to the native-born and internal migrants to nonmigrants. The results show that among migrants, child mortality decreased faster as socioeconomic status increased than among nonmigrants. The results also show a cross-over in the likelihood of child mortality by immigration status as socioeconomic status increased. In the poorest socioeconomic quintiles immigrants had a greater likelihood of child mortality than the native-born while in the wealthiest quintiles child mortality was greater among the native-born.
AB - This study examines child mortality and socioeconomic status among migrants and nonmigrants. It also examines child mortality by migration status in all quintiles of socioeconomic status, comparing immigrants to the native-born and internal migrants to nonmigrants. The results show that among migrants, child mortality decreased faster as socioeconomic status increased than among nonmigrants. The results also show a cross-over in the likelihood of child mortality by immigration status as socioeconomic status increased. In the poorest socioeconomic quintiles immigrants had a greater likelihood of child mortality than the native-born while in the wealthiest quintiles child mortality was greater among the native-born.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00056.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00056.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846817234
SN - 0197-9183
VL - 41
SP - 40
EP - 74
JO - International Migration Review
JF - International Migration Review
IS - 1
ER -
