(joint with DGHI and CFAR)"An NICHD Perspective on the Development of Research Linking the Population Sciences to Global Health Issues" The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences.
Date
10/07/2009 - 10/07/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
(joint talk with Economics)" Neighborhood Gentrification "The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences.
Date
9/30/2009 - 9/30/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Social Sciences 139 LaBarre
(joint talk with Sociology) "Seeing or Believing: 1st vs.
Date
9/17/2009 - 9/17/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Sociology-Psychology 329
"Causes of Lagging Life Expectancy at Older Ages in the United States" Life expectancy in the United States fares poorly in international comparisons, primarily because of high mortality rates above age 50. One explanation is a poor performance by the health care system.
Date
9/09/2009 - 9/09/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
"Assessing the Significance of Period and Cohort Effects in Hierarchical Age-Period-Cohort Models, with Applications to Trends in Verbal Ability, Voting in Presidential Elections, and Health" The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unif
Date
9/02/2009 - 9/02/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
Come by and learn more about DuPRI. We'll discuss successes over the summer and future plans for DuPRI. We would also like to discuss our R24 application, now in preparation.
Date
8/26/2009 - 8/26/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences.
Date
8/11/2009 - 8/11/2009
Time
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
Between 2003 and 2017, there were nearly 35.2 million natural deaths. In 2003, 905,874 deaths occurred in hospitals (39.7%), decreasing to 764,424 (29.8%) in 2017, while nursing facility deaths reduced from 538,817 (23.6%) to 534,714 (20.8%). Home deaths increased from 543,874 (23.8%) in 2003 to 788,757 (30.7%) in 2017, while hospice facility deaths increased from 5395 (0.2%) to 212,652 (8.3%) by 2017. Younger patients, females, and racial/ethnic minorities had reduced odds of home death compared to older patients, males and whites. Cancer patients had the greatest odds of home and hospice facility deaths and the lowest odds of nursing facility death relative to other conditions. Relative to other conditions, dementia patients had the greatest odds of nursing facility death, and respiratory disease patients had the greatest odds of hospital death. Stroke patients had the lowest odds of home death, and cardiovascular disease patients had the lowest odds of hospice facility death, relative to other conditions.
Date
1/09/2000 - 1/09/2000
Time
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Venue
270 Gross Hall