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A New Database to Measure the Association Between Income and Mortality Across the United States and as Foundation to Enhance Health for All Americans

Award Number: U01AG076557
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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A New Database to Measure the Association Between Income and Mortality Across the United States and as Foundation to Enhance Health for All Americans - A New Database to Measure the Association Between Income and Mortality Across the United States. Varied outcomes in health and life expectancy by income are a central challenge for the United States. The highest- income American men live nearly 15 years longer on average than the lowest-income American men; the corresponding gap for women is 10 years, although these gaps vary considerably over time and across space. Unfortunately, we currently lack information on how mortality rates vary with individual income, because available U.S. population mortality data lacks information on income. The absence of this information hinders our ability to monitor changes in the state of health and develop policies to improve the health of all Americans This project will resolve these challenges by constructing a new public database of mortality rates incorporating socioeconomic and demographic variables and covering the entire U.S. population. Using these data, researchers will be able to analyze the sources of any disparate impacts of health conditions on mortality across subgroups, with the aim of understanding how to improve health outcomes for all. The project has three specific aims. Aim 1 of this project is to release a new public database of mortality rates by age, income, race/ethnicity, sex and county, and provide recurring annual updates to this database. This database will be constructed by linking from tax returns, the decennial Census, and Social Security death records. Aim 2 will use this public database and other data to characterize how differences in mortality rates across the income distribution have evolved over time and vary across county. Aim 3 will further analyze these data to understand the economic and health mechanisms behind these disparities and to point towards what can be done to improve health outcomes in America. Taken together, this project will contribute to research and policy work by providing critical new data on the relationship between socioeconomic status and health, thereby providing a tool to monitor progress life expectancy, inform solutions-oriented approaches in health disparities research, and improve health outcomes for all people in the United States.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $643,697 )
2025	2025	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	001	5	9/12/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$643,697
2025	2024	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	000	4	7/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $643,697

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $656,834 )
2024	2024	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	001	4	9/9/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$656,834
2024	2023	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	000	3	7/11/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $656,834

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $656,834 )
2023	2023	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	000	3	8/21/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$656,834
														Subtotal = $656,834

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $656,834 )
2022	2022	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	001	2	8/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$656,834
2022	2021	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	000	1	10/21/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $656,834

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $656,834 )
2021	2021	NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.	1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	Aging Research	000	1	9/22/2021	NEW	$656,834
														Subtotal = $656,834

Grand Total All Awards = $3,271,033

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A New Database to Measure the Association Between Income and Mortality Across the United States and as Foundation to Enhance Health for All Americans

Award Number: U01AG076557

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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