Mortality Inequalities by Parental Education among Children and Young Adults in Finland 1990-2004

Hanna Remes (1) , Pekka Martikainen (1) , Tapani Valkonen (1)

1 Department of Sociology [Helsinki]

Knowledge on health inequalities in early life is less complete and less consistent compared to the well-documented differentials in the adult population. This study examines the presence and strength of the association between parental education and mortality during different periods of childhood and young adulthood, and changes in the association over time.

Mots clés: CHILD MORTALITY; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; TRENDS

Hanna Remes, Pekka Martikainen, Tapani Valkonen. Mortality Inequalities by Parental Education among Children and Young Adults in Finland 1990-2004. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2010, 64 (2), pp.130-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.082388⟩. ⟨hal-00499242⟩