Cheryl Elman|George C. Myers
Geographic morbidity differentials in the late nineteenth-century United States
University of Akron
use national crosssectional database 1880 integrated public use microdata sample examine aggregate patterns individuallevel estimates chronicdisease morbidity longterm disability united states late nineteenth century despite higher levels urban mortality 1880 morbidity prevalence rates highest rural areas country especially western southern regions equations using microdata show estimated risk chronic disease impairment highest males females older lower socioeconomic status rural areas era marked geographically uneven significant levels endemic chronic disease likely outcomes prior episodes infectious disease exposure conditions generated human action civil war migration