[A study of the socioeconomic correlates of Japanese life expectancy at 60 years and over
Sakai, H.
Jinko Mondai Kenkyu 180: 46-51
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0387-2793 PMID: 12314557 Document Number: 350661
Factors affecting mortality differentials among the population over age 60 in Japan are analyzed using official data for 1985. Factors considered include households with resident elderly people, income, medical care, and ratio of social workers to population over age 60. The factors identified as affecting regional mortality differentials are the ratio of medical doctors to population and the ratio of old-age residential facilities to elderly population.