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Article: Rising U.S. income inequality and the changing gradient of socioeconomic status on physical functioning and activity limitations, 1984-2007
Title | Rising U.S. income inequality and the changing gradient of socioeconomic status on physical functioning and activity limitations, 1984-2007 |
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Keywords | Activity limitations Contextual effect Health disparities Income inequality Interactive contextual effect Physical functioning Socioeconomic status USA |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Citation | Social Science and Medicine, 2012, v. 75, n. 12, p. 2170-2182 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examines the interactive contextual effect of income inequality on health. Specifically, we hypothesize that income inequality will moderate the relationships between individual-level risk factors and health. Using National Health Interview Survey data 1984-2007 (n = 607,959) and U.S. Census data, this paper estimates the effect of the dramatic increase in income inequality in the U.S. over the past two decades on the gradient of socioeconomic status on two measures of health (i.e., physical functioning and activity limitations). Results indicate that increasing income inequality strengthens the protective effects of family income, employment, college education, and marriage on these two measures of health. In contrast, high school education's protective effect (relative to less than a high school education) weakens in the context of increasing income inequality. In addition, we find that increasing income inequality exacerbates men's disadvantages in physical functioning and activity limitations. These findings shed light on research about growing health disparities in the U.S. in the last several decades. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/334298 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.954 |
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dc.contributor.author | Zheng, Hui | - |
dc.contributor.author | George, Linda K. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-20T06:47:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-20T06:47:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Science and Medicine, 2012, v. 75, n. 12, p. 2170-2182 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0277-9536 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/334298 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines the interactive contextual effect of income inequality on health. Specifically, we hypothesize that income inequality will moderate the relationships between individual-level risk factors and health. Using National Health Interview Survey data 1984-2007 (n = 607,959) and U.S. Census data, this paper estimates the effect of the dramatic increase in income inequality in the U.S. over the past two decades on the gradient of socioeconomic status on two measures of health (i.e., physical functioning and activity limitations). Results indicate that increasing income inequality strengthens the protective effects of family income, employment, college education, and marriage on these two measures of health. In contrast, high school education's protective effect (relative to less than a high school education) weakens in the context of increasing income inequality. In addition, we find that increasing income inequality exacerbates men's disadvantages in physical functioning and activity limitations. These findings shed light on research about growing health disparities in the U.S. in the last several decades. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Social Science and Medicine | - |
dc.subject | Activity limitations | - |
dc.subject | Contextual effect | - |
dc.subject | Health disparities | - |
dc.subject | Income inequality | - |
dc.subject | Interactive contextual effect | - |
dc.subject | Physical functioning | - |
dc.subject | Socioeconomic status | - |
dc.subject | USA | - |
dc.title | Rising U.S. income inequality and the changing gradient of socioeconomic status on physical functioning and activity limitations, 1984-2007 | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.014 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22959768 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84869505583 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 75 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 12 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 2170 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 2182 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-5347 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000312757800016 | - |