Family Socioeconomic Status and Early Life Mortality Risk in the United States

ConclusionsToday ’s children and youth experience clear disparities in mortality risk across several dimensions of parental SES. As the U.S. continues to lag behind other high-income countries in health and mortality, more attention and resources should be devoted to improving children’s health and well-being, i ncluding the family and household contexts in which American children live.
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - Category: Health Management Source Type: research