Parity and Mortality: An Examination of Different Explanatory Mechanisms Using Data on Biological and Adoptive Parents

• DOI: 10.1007/s10680-018-9469-1
• Publication Date: 2018-02-21T16:22:19Z
• Authors: Kieron Barclay; Martin Kolk
• Keywords: Parity (physics)

A growing literature has demonstrated a relationship between parity and mortality, but the explanation for that remains unclear. This study aims to pick apart physiological social explanations parity–mortality by examining mortality of parents who adopt children, have no biological in comparison with children. Using Swedish register data, we post-reproductive amongst women men from cohorts born 1915 1960, over ages 45–97. Our results show relative risks adoptive are always lower than those Mortality is more one child, while children observe U-shaped relationship, where parity-two lowest mortality. discussion considers importance depletion effects, selection processes.