Britain's regional mortality: A legacy from disaster in the celtic periphery?

Regional Mortality and the Irish in Britain: Findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study

“…This prediction is confirmed (see Results on Table 3). It was already known that Irish settlement patterns in the last century correlate with area mortality in 1969-73 (Williams 1994b); the present data show that this pattern continued in the 1970s and 1980s.…”

“…Some argue that the growing literature on inter-generational effects in health may begin to show inter-generational continuities following migrant selection, but this is not yet an established view. Again, explanations based on genetic inheritance or patterns of Irish culture in Ireland may have a role in specific health problems, but as a general account of high mortality in Britain they are not easily squared with the relatively low mortality in Ireland compared to urban destinations in Britain such as Glasgow throughout the 19th century after the famine, and into the early 20th century (Williams 1994b). Thus the models selected here seem currently to be stronger candidates as general explanations.…”

Regional Mortality and the Irish in Britain: Findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study

“…This prediction is confirmed (see Results on Table 3). It was already known that Irish settlement patterns in the last century correlate with area mortality in 1969-73 (Williams 1994b); the present data show that this pattern continued in the 1970s and 1980s.…”

“…Some argue that the growing literature on inter-generational effects in health may begin to show inter-generational continuities following migrant selection, but this is not yet an established view. Again, explanations based on genetic inheritance or patterns of Irish culture in Ireland may have a role in specific health problems, but as a general account of high mortality in Britain they are not easily squared with the relatively low mortality in Ireland compared to urban destinations in Britain such as Glasgow throughout the 19th century after the famine, and into the early 20th century (Williams 1994b). Thus the models selected here seem currently to be stronger candidates as general explanations.…”

Does equality legislation reduce intergroup differences? Religious affiliation, socio-economic status and mortality in Scotland and Northern Ireland: A cohort study of 400,000 people

“…An alternative explanation for the socio-economic and mortality disadvantages for Scottish Catholics is that as many are descended from Irish immigrants who arrived in the 1840s, there has been insufficient time to overcome the socio-economic disadvantages faced by migrant relative to established populations (Abbotts et al, 1997;Williams, 1994). In Britain, successive generations claiming Irish Catholic ethnicity have experienced gradual improvements in health outcomes but inequalities with the rest of the population persist (Abbotts et al, 1997;Raab and Holligan, 2012).…”

Trends in suicide among migrants in England and Wales 1979–2003

“…Structural explanations for high mortality of Irish migrants, for example, have centred on the ease of migration to England and Wales, perhaps encouraging the less healthy to migrate (Marmot et al 1984); entrenched economic (and cultural) differences in life chances have also been suggested (Williams 1994). Adjustment of suicide mortality ratios for occupational social class in other studies explains very little of the higher risk among Irish migrants, although greater risk has been reported for unmarried persons (Maxwell and Harding 1998).…”

Regional Mortality and the Irish in Britain: Findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study

“…This prediction is confirmed (see Results on Table 3). It was already known that Irish settlement patterns in the last century correlate with area mortality in 1969-73 (Williams 1994b); the present data show that this pattern continued in the 1970s and 1980s.…”

“…Some argue that the growing literature on inter-generational effects in health may begin to show inter-generational continuities following migrant selection, but this is not yet an established view. Again, explanations based on genetic inheritance or patterns of Irish culture in Ireland may have a role in specific health problems, but as a general account of high mortality in Britain they are not easily squared with the relatively low mortality in Ireland compared to urban destinations in Britain such as Glasgow throughout the 19th century after the famine, and into the early 20th century (Williams 1994b). Thus the models selected here seem currently to be stronger candidates as general explanations.…”

Does equality legislation reduce intergroup differences? Religious affiliation, socio-economic status and mortality in Scotland and Northern Ireland: A cohort study of 400,000 people

“…An alternative explanation for the socio-economic and mortality disadvantages for Scottish Catholics is that as many are descended from Irish immigrants who arrived in the 1840s, there has been insufficient time to overcome the socio-economic disadvantages faced by migrant relative to established populations (Abbotts et al, 1997;Williams, 1994). In Britain, successive generations claiming Irish Catholic ethnicity have experienced gradual improvements in health outcomes but inequalities with the rest of the population persist (Abbotts et al, 1997;Raab and Holligan, 2012).…”

Trends in suicide among migrants in England and Wales 1979–2003

“…Structural explanations for high mortality of Irish migrants, for example, have centred on the ease of migration to England and Wales, perhaps encouraging the less healthy to migrate (Marmot et al 1984); entrenched economic (and cultural) differences in life chances have also been suggested (Williams 1994). Adjustment of suicide mortality ratios for occupational social class in other studies explains very little of the higher risk among Irish migrants, although greater risk has been reported for unmarried persons (Maxwell and Harding 1998).…”

Regional Mortality and the Irish in Britain: Findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study

“…This prediction is confirmed (see Results on Table 3). It was already known that Irish settlement patterns in the last century correlate with area mortality in 1969-73 (Williams 1994b); the present data show that this pattern continued in the 1970s and 1980s.…”

“…Some argue that the growing literature on inter-generational effects in health may begin to show inter-generational continuities following migrant selection, but this is not yet an established view. Again, explanations based on genetic inheritance or patterns of Irish culture in Ireland may have a role in specific health problems, but as a general account of high mortality in Britain they are not easily squared with the relatively low mortality in Ireland compared to urban destinations in Britain such as Glasgow throughout the 19th century after the famine, and into the early 20th century (Williams 1994b). Thus the models selected here seem currently to be stronger candidates as general explanations.…”

Does equality legislation reduce intergroup differences? Religious affiliation, socio-economic status and mortality in Scotland and Northern Ireland: A cohort study of 400,000 people

“…An alternative explanation for the socio-economic and mortality disadvantages for Scottish Catholics is that as many are descended from Irish immigrants who arrived in the 1840s, there has been insufficient time to overcome the socio-economic disadvantages faced by migrant relative to established populations (Abbotts et al, 1997;Williams, 1994). In Britain, successive generations claiming Irish Catholic ethnicity have experienced gradual improvements in health outcomes but inequalities with the rest of the population persist (Abbotts et al, 1997;Raab and Holligan, 2012).…”

Trends in suicide among migrants in England and Wales 1979–2003

“…Structural explanations for high mortality of Irish migrants, for example, have centred on the ease of migration to England and Wales, perhaps encouraging the less healthy to migrate (Marmot et al 1984); entrenched economic (and cultural) differences in life chances have also been suggested (Williams 1994). Adjustment of suicide mortality ratios for occupational social class in other studies explains very little of the higher risk among Irish migrants, although greater risk has been reported for unmarried persons (Maxwell and Harding 1998).…”