Reading path
Disadvantage as a dose
5 chapters in reading order. A path is a way through the book that follows one question; every chapter also stands alone.
- 1Place and the length of a life
Chapter 8.4 in Part VIII, Early death
Life expectancy at birth was 82.3 years in the least deprived tenth of census tracts and 74.0 years in the most deprived, for deaths recorded in 2010 to 2015.
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- 2Birthweight and preterm birth
Chapter 2.1 in Part II, Birth
Low birthweight was 7.4% of births in the least deprived tenth of counties and 9.7% in the most deprived, for births in 2018 to 2024 in counties of 100,000 or more residents.
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- 3Health behaviors and the supply of care
Chapter 7.1 in Part VII, Health and care
In the most deprived tenth of census tracts, the modeled 2022 share of adults with a past-year dental visit was 24.4 points below the least deprived tenth, and the routine-checkup share 3.6 points above.
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- 4Gun homicide and the causes of early death
Chapter 8.1 in Part VIII, Early death
Outside New York City, the tract clusters with the highest firearm homicide rates hold 50% of the deaths that CDC's rates imply for 2022 to 2024 and 9.5% of residents.
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- 5Disability, retirement and Medicare
Chapter 7.4 in Part VII, Health and care
In CDC PLACES model estimates from 2022 survey responses, the share of adults with any disability was 23.3% in the least deprived tenth of census tracts and 42.9% in the most deprived.
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