Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era Army service: Evidence from Australia's conscription lotteries

Siminski, P; Ville, S

Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era Army service: Evidence from Australia's conscription lotteries

Siminski, P

Ville, S

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Citation:: American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (3), pp. 345 - 349
Issue Date:: 2011-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Siminski, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-8049	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ville, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (3), pp. 345 - 349	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0002-8282	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118342
dc.description.abstract	We estimate the effect of Vietnam-era Army service on mortality, exploiting Australia® conscription lotteries for identification. We utilize population data on deaths during 1994-2007 and military personnel records. The estimates are identified by over 51,000 compilers induced to enlist in the Army. We find no statistically significant effects on mortality overall, nor for any cause of death. The estimated relative risk (RR) of death associated with Army service is 1.03 (95% CI: 0.92,1.19). On the assumption that Army service affected mortality only for those who served in Vietnam, the estimated RR is 1.06 (95% CI: 0.81,1.51). © 2011 AEA. The American Economic Association is hosted by Vanderbilt University.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	American Economic Review	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1257/aer.101.3.345	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	Long-run mortality effects of Vietnam-era Army service: Evidence from Australia's conscription lotteries	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	101	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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pubs.volume	101	en_US

Abstract:

We estimate the effect of Vietnam-era Army service on mortality, exploiting Australia® conscription lotteries for identification. We utilize population data on deaths during 1994-2007 and military personnel records. The estimates are identified by over 51,000 compilers induced to enlist in the Army. We find no statistically significant effects on mortality overall, nor for any cause of death. The estimated relative risk (RR) of death associated with Army service is 1.03 (95% CI: 0.92,1.19). On the assumption that Army service affected mortality only for those who served in Vietnam, the estimated RR is 1.06 (95% CI: 0.81,1.51). © 2011 AEA. The American Economic Association is hosted by Vanderbilt University.

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