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

Williams, Rory

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(94)90327-1

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“…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.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…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.…”

Section: Rationale Of the Modelsmentioning

confidence: 87%

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

Williams

Ecob

1999

Sociology Health & Illness

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We explore predictions from three sociological models linking excess Irish mortality in England and Wales with urban and regional patterns of settlement and mortality. The analysis is prospective, of urban residents aged 25-74 in a 1 per cent sample of the 1971 Census of England and Wales, linked with death certificates from 1971-1985 (the ONS Longitudinal Study). Analysis is by multilevel modelling of probabilities of death.The association of past Irish immigration with contemporary regional mortality is confirmed. However Model 1, suggesting that excess Irish mortality is solely a regional effect related to the economic history of the north and west, is rejected. Model 2, suggesting that excess Irish mortality is due to political and religious differences which have tended to disadvantage this group similarly across regions of England and Wales, is supported. Model 3, suggesting that the economic model (1) and cultural model (2) interact, creating sharper political and religious divisions and greater excess Irish mortality in the north and west, is rejected.

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Section: Rationale Of the Modelsmentioning

confidence: 87%

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

Williams

Ecob

1999

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…It has been suggested that Irish immigration is linked to high mortality in certain urban areas in Britain through entrenched economic and cultural differences in life chances 12. The high mortality of the second generation implies that these structural factors remain in place.…”

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Patterns of mortality in second generation Irish living in England and Wales: longitudinal study

Harding¹,

Balarajan²

1996

BMJ

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Objective-To examine the mortality of second generation Irish living in England and Wales.Design-Longitudinal study of 1% of the population of England and Wales (longitudinal study by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (now the Office for National Statistics)) followed up from 1971 to 1989.Subjects-3075 men and 3233 women aged 15 and over in 1971.Main outcome measures-Age and sex specific standardised mortality ratios for all causes, cancers, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and injuries and poisonings. Deaths were also analysed by socioeconomic indicators.Results-786 deaths were traced to men and 762 to women. At working ages (men, aged 15-64; women, 15-59) the mortality ofmen (standardised mortality ratio 126) and women (129) was significantly higher than that of all men and all women. At ages 15-44, relative disadvantages were even greater both for men (145) and for women (164). Mortality was raised for most major causes of death. Significant excess mortality from cancers was seen for men ofworking age (132) and for women aged 60 and over (122). At working ages mortality of the second generation Irish in every social class and in the categories of car access and housing tenure was higher than that of all men and all women in the corresponding categories. Adjusting for these socioeconomic indicators did not explain the excess mortality.Conclusion-Mortality of second generation Irish men and women was higher than that of all men and all women and for most major causes of death. While socioeconomic factors remain important, cultural and lifestyle factors are likely to contribute to this adverse mortality. IntroductionThe Irish born population in England and Wales, estimated at 2% of the population (just over 750 000), is the largest migrant group.' The health needs of these

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“…However, the increasingly diverse cultural character of UK society will ensure that religion is studied, either directly, because of its putative communitarian qualities, or in proxy form through analysis of ethnic minority health. Given this, some research interest is evident: in Scotland, where recent work emphasises country of birth, with Catholicism often taken as a proxy for Irish ancestry (Abbotts, Williams, Ford, Hunt, & West, 1997;Williams, 1994); and in Northern Ireland, partly in relation to the recent civil unrest (or 'Troubles') that has been a consistent feature of the socio-political landscape. A further impetus to research in Northern Ireland is the recently developed 'Equality Agenda', an initiative designed to erode the pre-conditions of unrest, comprising elements of Human Rights legislation, local equality legislation and poverty reduction mechanisms (DRD-NI, 2007).…”

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Religious affiliation and mortality in Northern Ireland: Beyond Catholic and Protestant

O’Reilly

Rosato

2008

Social Science & Medicine

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There has been little recent research in Europe exploring the relationship between religion and health. In Northern Ireland previous analysis has tended to divide the population dichotomously as Catholic and Protestant, ignoring the diversity inherent in the Protestant community. This study used a census-based longitudinal study of the enumerated population with five-years follow-up (covering the period 2001e2006) to examine variation in overall and cause-specific mortality by religious affiliation within Northern Ireland. Six groups were defined: Catholics; Presbyterians; Church of Ireland; Methodists; Other (mostly fundamentalist) Christians; and 'Other/not-stated'. Catholics had higher mortality than non-Catholics, though this disappeared after adjustment for socio-economic status. Church of Ireland members had the highest overall mortality in the fully adjusted models, due to their higher risk of cardiovascular disease. 'Other Christians' had lowest all-cause mortality and particularly low mortality from alcohol-related deaths and lung cancer. These findings point to an association between religious affiliation, behaviour and lifestyle suggesting that, even in relatively secular societies, it is a population attribute that should be given more consideration in studies of population health.

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

Cited by 28 publications

References 32 publications

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

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

Patterns of mortality in second generation Irish living in England and Wales: longitudinal study

Religious affiliation and mortality in Northern Ireland: Beyond Catholic and Protestant

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