Table 2.
Effects of Unemployment on Mortality by Age Coefficients and Additional Deaths
| Coefficients | Additional Deaths from 1 percent Increase in Unemployment Rate (based on 2006 #s of deaths) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Age Group | All | Men | Women | All | Men | Women |
| All ages | −0.332*** | −0.245** | −0.402*** | −8057 | −2940 | −4920 |
| (0.099) | (0.105) | (0.111) | ||||
| 0 to 4 | −1.36*** | −1.475*** | −1.195*** | −451 | −273 | −175 |
| (0.266) | (0.282) | (0.304) | ||||
| 5 to 9 | −0.905* | −1.026** | −0.775 | −25 | −16 | −9 |
| (0.477) | (0.499) | (0.866) | ||||
| 10 to 14 | −0.458 | 0.275 | −1.827* | −16 | 6 | −24 |
| (0.496) | (0.432) | (0.930) | ||||
| 15 to 19 | −1.395*** | −1.467*** | −1.076** | −192 | −145 | −41 |
| (0.433) | (0.506) | (0.509) | ||||
| 20 to 24 | −1.796*** | −1.822*** | −1.461*** | −380 | −294 | −73 |
| (0.386) | (0.433) | (0.443) | ||||
| 25 to 29 | −0.777* | −1.068** | 0.184 | −162 | −162 | 11 |
| (0.411) | (0.475) | (0.382) | ||||
| 30 to 34 | −0.449 | −0.78 | 0.401 | −99 | −117 | 28 |
| (0.633) | (0.709) | (0.597) | ||||
| 35 to 39 | 0.12 | 0.013 | 0.414 | 38 | 3 | 47 |
| (0.550) | (0.711) | (0.418) | ||||
| 40 to 44 | 0.183 | 0.124 | 0.254 | 94 | 40 | 50 |
| (0.379) | (0.475) | (0.335) | ||||
| 45 to 49 | −0.025 | 0.068 | −0.161 | −20 | 33 | −49 |
| (0.244) | (0.293) | (0.252) | ||||
| 50 to 54 | −0.155 | −0.053 | −0.307* | −164 | −35 | −122 |
| (0.179) | (0.233) | (0.163) | ||||
| 55 to 59 | −0.051 | 0.091 | −0.225 | −67 | 74 | −117 |
| (0.160) | (0.162) | (0.200) | ||||
| 60 to 64 | −0.119 | −0.122 | −0.084 | −177 | −107 | −51 |
| (0.121) | (0.138) | (0.126) | ||||
| 65 to 69 | −0.224** | −0.219 | −0.218* | −386 | −216 | −160 |
| (0.093) | (0.141) | (0.112) | ||||
| 70 to 74 | −0.377*** | −0.261** | −0.494*** | −823 | −311 | −488 |
| (0.070) | (0.101) | (0.113) | ||||
| 75 to 79 | −0.202** | −0.088 | −0.305* | −603 | −135 | −438 |
| (0.094) | (0.071) | (0.165) | ||||
| 80 to 84 | −0.334*** | −0.252* | −0.355** | −1236 | −437 | −697 |
| (0.119) | (0.130) | (0.136) | ||||
| 85+ | −0.27 | 0.048 | −0.432** | −1893 | 115 | −1988 |
| (0.190) | (0.204) | (0.198) | ||||
| Sum of deaths (wgtd avg) | −0.2881 | |||||
| −0.2152 | −0.3463 | −6562 | −1977 | −4296 | ||
Notes: Dependent variable is age-adjusted log death rate for the age group and gender indicated. Parameters are the estimated mortality semi-elasticity with respect to the state-year unemployment rate, with coefficients multiplied by 100. Each cell is a separate regression. Controls include State and Year Fixed effects, state-specific trends, demographic and education controls. Standard errors clustered at the state level. Estimates weighted by state-year population of relevant age group.
***
Significant at the 1 percent level.
**
Significant at the 5 percent level.
*
Significant at the 10 percent level