1975
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.65.12.1279
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Trends in alcohol consumption and associated illnesses. Some effects of economic changes.

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“…The effect of short-term economic fluctuations on the state of health in general and mortality in particular has found the interest of scholars since Brenner's (1973Brenner's ( , 1975Brenner's ( , 1979Brenner's ( , 1987Brenner's ( , 1995 path-breaking work. Brenner found with the help of time-series analysis that recessions are associated with deteriorating health in the United States, England and Wales and Sweden.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effect of short-term economic fluctuations on the state of health in general and mortality in particular has found the interest of scholars since Brenner's (1973Brenner's ( , 1975Brenner's ( , 1979Brenner's ( , 1987Brenner's ( , 1995 path-breaking work. Brenner found with the help of time-series analysis that recessions are associated with deteriorating health in the United States, England and Wales and Sweden.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Widely cited analyses of aggregate and time-series data by Brenner (1973Brenner ( , 1975Brenner ( , 1979Brenner ( , 1987Brenner ( , 1995 demonstrated an inverse relationship between unemployment rates and mortality rates, with mortality increasing in step with unemployment rates. Unemployment has been shown to induce stress, cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and suicide (Kasl, Cobb, & Brooks, 1968;Platt,1984;Bjorklund, 1985;Townsend, Phillimore, & Beattie, 1988;Franks et al, 1991;Bartley, 1994;Morris, Cook, & Shaper, 1994;Wilkinson, 1996).…”
Section: Previous Research On Economic Cycles and Mortalitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We obtain death rate per 1000 for males and females separately, as well as in total. For 1950For -1975, the source is Historical Statistics Canada series B18 (total), B16 (males), and B17 (female).…”
Section: Appendix Data Sourcesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Brenner [15,18,19] used post Great Depression aggregate times series data to show that slowdowns in economic activity 2 Economics Research International were accompanied by increases in mortality rates, thus concluding that recessions are bad for one's health. Moreover, Brenner showed that deaths due to cardiovascular disease, suicide, homicide, infant mortality rates and admissions to mental hospitals rose during economic contractions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%