Abstract:ObjectivesWe investigated whether social gradient in all-cause mortality in the Czech Republic changed during the postcommunist transition by comparing two cohorts, recruited before and after the political changes in 1989.MethodsParticipants (aged 25–64 years) in two population surveys (n=2530 in 1985, n=2294 in 1992) were followed up for mortality for 15 years (1093 and 711 deaths, respectively). Education was classified into attainment categories and years of schooling (both continuous and in tertiles). Cox … Show more
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