Geographic Convergence
State-level geographic variation in cohort life expectancy fell sharply in the 1940s. From roughly 1960 to 2000, state-level variation was broadly stable rather than strongly converging or diverging. The strongest geographic change was mid…
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State-level geographic variation in cohort life expectancy fell sharply in the 1940s. From roughly 1960 to 2000, state-level variation was broadly stable rather than strongly converging or diverging. The strongest geographic change was mid-century convergence driven by improved Southern infant and child survival. Continued Southern convergence and modest Midwest divergence offset each other after 1950.