Decennial life tables for the white population of the United States, 1790-1900

Historical Methods

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 45-79

  Hacker, J David ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic history; Demography; Life table; Mortality; Nineteenth century; United States

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LIFE TABLE; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952359777     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615441003720449     Document Type: Article

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