Effects of Neighborhood Characteristics on the Mortality of Black Male Youth: Evidence From Gautreaux by
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The Gautreaux data for this paper were created with the assistance of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities under special agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Center for Health Statistics. Generous support for data construction and analysis was provided by Daniel Rose and the MIT Center for Real Estate, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the National Science Foundation (SBE-9876337), the Princeton Center for Economic Policy Studies, and the Princeton Industrial Relations Section. Technical support was provided by the Princeton Office of Population Research (NICHD 5P30-HD32030) and the Princeton Center for Health and Wellbeing. Mortality count data for male youth residing in Chicago community areas were graciously provided by the Illinois Center for Health Statistics. We thank Greg Duncan and members of the Princeton Industrial Relations Section for helpful comments. @2004 by Mark E. Votruba and Jeffrey R. Kling. All rights reserved. EFFECTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS ON THE MORTALITY OF BLACK MALE YOUTH: EVIDENCE FROM GAUTREAUX Mark E. Votruba, Jeffrey R. Kling 11119 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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