Thursday, May 3 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Union Square 15-16

Session 63:
Fatal and Non-Fatal Health Outcomes: Comparing Expected Length and Quality of Life by Gender, Race, and National Origin

Chair: Michael T. Molla, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC
Discussant: Robert A. Hummer, University of Texas at Austin

  1. Life Expectancy in the United States: International and Domestic Comparisons by Ages and Causes of Death • Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Johns Hopkins University ; Michal Engelman, University of Chicago

  2. Life Tables by Race: A Comparison among Methods • Estela María García de Pinto da Cunha, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) ; Jeronimo O. Muniz, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) ; Alberto A. E. Jakob, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) ; José Marcos Da Cunha, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

  3. Are Differences in Disability-Free Life Expectancy by Gender, Race and Education Wider at Older Ages? 1986-2006 • Aïda Solé-Auró, Universitat de Barcelona and University of Southern California

  4. Trends in Obesity-Free Life Expectancy in the United States 1995-2005: Gender and Racial Differences and Alternative Categorizations • Li-Chung Hu, University of Pennsylvania

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