Historical Racial Contexts and Contemporary Spatial Differences in Racial Inequality

Marital Status and Physical Health: Racial Differences

Background and aims: As suggested by the Minorities’ Diminished Return Theory, the associationbetween socioeconomic status and health is weaker for racial and ethnic minorities compared toWhites. The current study compared Blacks and Whites in terms of the association between maritalstatus and physical health.Methods: The State of the State Survey (SOSS) included 881 adu...

racial differences in secondary hyperparathyroidism

Racial Differences and Racial Disparities: The Distinction Matters Running title: Taylor; Racial Differences in Heart Transplant

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Persistent Racial Wage Inequality

This paper attempts to understand the forces that have lead to persistent racial wage inequality by developing a dynamic model of statistical discrimination that accounts for the transmission of earnings across generations. The parameters of this model are then estimated using data from the 1970 and 1990 U.S. Census. The results indicate that racial disparities in the quality of information tha...

alcohol consumption, depression, insomnia and colorectal cancer screening: racial differences

conclusions we have found significant associations between lifestyle factors (alcohol consumption and smoking) and mental health problems (depression and insomnia) and crc screening uptake. to improve overall crc screening uptake in the us, it is important to consider racial differences in predictors and tailor appropriate interventions to each racial/ethnic group. background mortality from col...