Ram, Rati - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) November, pp. 973-982
Purpose – In the context of a much higher infant mortality rate (IMR) among Blacks than among Whites in the USA, the … compared for 1980-1990, 1990-2000, and 1980-2007 for the USA. In addition, the levels and rates of decline in the two groups … for the entire USA are considered. Moreover, the same pattern is observed for a vast majority of the states in each period …