Samuel H. Preston|Mark Hill|Greg L. Drevenstedt
Childhood conditions that predict survival to advanced ages among African–Americans
University City Science Center|University of Pennsylvania|University City Science Center|University of Pennsylvania|University City Science Center|University of Pennsylvania
paper investigates social economic circumstances childhood predict probability survival age 85 among africanamericans uses unique study design survivors linked records us censuses 1900 1910 control group age racematched children drawn public use samples censuses concludes factors predictive survival farm background literate parents living twoparent household results support interpretation death risks positively correlated life cycle