Abstract
This paper explores the application of a life table approach to the analysis of poverty. After reviewing trends in gender differentials in poverty and mortality, we investigate an indicator of poverty-mortality well-being. The rationale for this approach is that to some extent poverty and mortality are causally interrelated phenomena which are both fundamental to well-being. The empirical results indicate that females are expected to live more years in poverty than are males, but females are expected to live more years in nonpoverty as well. Although the gender differential in poverty rates has increased to the disadvantage of females, and although most of the greater poverty of females cannot be attributed to their greater longevity, the gender differential in poverty-mortality well-being has nonetheless not deteriorated to the disadvantage of women in recent decades.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 429-445 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Sociological Perspectives |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1990 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Sociology and Political Science