Ruel Erin, Robert Stephanie A
Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Sociol Spectr. 2009 Jul 1;29(4):443-466. doi: 10.1080/02732170902904616.
We construct a dynamic racial residential history typology and examine its association with self-rated health and mortality among black and white adults. Data are from a national survey of U.S. adults, combined with census tract data from 1970-1990. Results show that racial disparities in health and mortality are explained by both neighborhood contextual and individual socioeconomic factors. Results suggest that living in an established black neighborhood or in an established interracial neighborhood may actually be protective of health, once neighborhood poverty is controlled. Examining the dynamic nature of neighborhoods contributes to an understanding of health disparities.
我们构建了一种动态的种族居住历史类型学,并研究其与黑人和白人成年人自我评定的健康状况及死亡率之间的关联。数据来自一项针对美国成年人的全国性调查,并结合了1970年至1990年的普查区数据。结果表明,健康和死亡率方面的种族差异可由邻里环境因素和个人社会经济因素共同解释。结果显示,一旦控制了邻里贫困因素,居住在已有的黑人社区或已有的跨种族社区实际上可能对健康有保护作用。研究邻里的动态性质有助于理解健康差异。