RT - Journal Article T1 - Modified Logit Life Table System: Principles, Empirical Validation, and Application JF - srtc-ijoss YR - 2013 JO - srtc-ijoss VO - 24 IS - 1 UR - http://ijoss.srtc.ac.ir/article-1-41-en.html SP - 109 EP - 144 K1 - Adult mortality K1 - age-specific death rates K1 - Brass techniques K1 - indirect estimation techniques K1 - model life table systems K1 - relational logit models. AB - Despite its widespread use, the Coale-Demeney model life table system does not capture the extensive variation in age-specific mortality patterns observed in contemporary populations, particularly those of the countries of Eastern Europe and populations affected by HIV/AIDS. Although relational mortality models, such as the Brass logit system, can identify these variations, these models chow systematic bias in their predictive ability as mortality levels depart from the standard. We propose a modification of the two-parameter Brass relational model. The modified model incorporates two additional age-specific correction factors (gamma_x and theta_x) based on mortality levels among children and adults, relative to the standard. Test of predictive validity show deviations in age-specific mortality rates predicted by the proposed system to be 30-50 per cent lower than those predicted by the Coale-Demeny system and 15-40 per cent lower than those predicted using the original Brass system. The modified logit system is a two-parameter system, parameterized using values of l_5 and l_60. LA eng UL http://ijoss.srtc.ac.ir/article-1-41-en.html M3 ER -