STUDY OBJECTIVE To estimate relative odds ratios and to ascertain the relative contribution of each socioeconomic covariate in explaining racial disparities in self assessed health status (for example, global health perceptions and functional limitations of daily activities). DESIGN National representative data from the 1987-88 national survey of families and households, a multistage, stratif...

We have found polymorphisms for the number of tandemly arranged haptoglobin-related (Hpr) genes in the haptoglobin gene cluster of Blacks. Genomic mapping and nucleotide sequence analysis indicate that two copies of the Hpr gene first resulted from unequal but homologous crossing-over in a region 3' to the haptoglobin (Hp) and the haptoglobin-related genes. Subsequent increases in the number of...

This paper investigates effects of continuous measures of birth outcomes on U.S. infant mortality for non-Hispanic white, black, and Mexican-American females. Birth outcomes show larger effects on neonatal mortality with smaller effects later on. Unlike static effects models, age-varying effect models of early and late gestational age and small birth weight statistically adjust for the black ne...

A principal concern regarding nationalist sentiment is the tendency to sanctify “the nation” and support it as chosen pure regardless of its complicity in injustice. Building on research showing whitewash America’s past primarily localized white Americans, particularly those who stress Christian heritage, we theorize nationalism amplifies Americans’ willingness endorse “blind patriotism” (suppo...

We argue that two factors are important for cross-racial coalition building: policy convergence in key issue arenas and perceived interest alignment with other racial groups. Drawing on the 2016 National Asian American Survey, we examine of most salient issues Americans consistently rate as among important: immigration economic policy. Using principal component analysis, plot mean scores by gro...

In the United States, almost 4,000 persons die from drowning each year. Drowning is responsible for more deaths among children aged 1-4 years than any other cause except congenital anomalies. For persons aged ≤29 years, drowning is one of the top three causes of unintentional injury death (2). Previous research has identified racial/ethnic disparities in drowning rates. To describe these differ...

Many aspects of prostate cancer differ between black men and white men, including incidence, stage, grade, sensitivities and specificities of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and survival. In general, the level of serum PSA reflects the mass of the prostate and the amount of tumor present, but the question to consider is whether this relationship is the same for blacks as for white...

ISSUE: Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), blacks and Hispanics were more likely than whites to face barriers in access to health care. GOAL: Assess the effect of the ACA’s major coverage expansions on disparities in access to care among adults. METHODS: Analysis of nationally representative data from the American Community Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. FINDINGS...

In our study, we took a first step toward broadening our understanding of the sources of both housing and wealth inequality by studying differences in housing equity among blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and non-Hispanic whites in the United States. Using data from the American Housing Survey, we found substantial and significant gaps in housing equity for blacks and Hispanics (but not for Asians) c...