Variation in Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Across Transplant Centers in the United States

What do people know about racial disparities in “The American Dream”? Across six studies ( N = 1,761), we find that American participants consistently underestimate the Black–White disparity in economic mobility, believing that poor Black Americans are significantly more likely to move up the economic ladder than they actually are. We find that misperceptions about economic mobility are common among both White and Black respondents, and that this undue optimism about the prospect of mobility for Black Americans results from a narrow focus on the progress toward equality that has already been made. Consequently, making economic racial disparities salient, or merely reflecting on the unique hardships that Black Americans face in the United States, calibrates beliefs about economic mobility. We discuss the importance of these findings for understanding lay beliefs about the socioeconomic system, the denial of systemic racism in society, and support for policies aimed at reducing racial economic disparities.

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Are There Racial Disparities in Psychotropic Drug Use and Expenditures in a Nationally Representative Sample of Men in the United States? Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988313496564 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 82-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Geraldine Pierre ◽

Roland J. Thorpe ◽

Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie ◽

Darrell J. Gaskin

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Drug Use ◽

Racial Disparities ◽

Psychotropic Drug ◽

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Medical Expenditure ◽

Panel Survey ◽

Psychotropic Drug Use ◽

Nationally Representative

This article sought to determine whether racial disparities exist in psychotropic drug use and expenditures in a nationally representative sample of men in the United States. Data were extracted from the 2000-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a longitudinal survey that covers the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Full-Year Consolidated, Medical Conditions, and Prescribed Medicines data files were merged across 10 years of data. The sample of interest was limited to adult males aged 18 to 64 years, who reported their race as White, Black, Hispanic, or Asian. This study employed a pooled cross-sectional design and a two-part probit generalized linear model for analyses. Minority men reported a lower probability of psychotropic drug use (Black = −4.3%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [−5.5, −3.0]; Hispanic = −3.8%, 95% CI = [−5.1, −2.6]; Asian = −4.5%, 95% CI = [−6.2, −2.7]) compared with White men. After controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and health status variables, there were no statistically significant race differences in drug expenditures. Consistent with previous literature, racial and ethnic disparities in the use of psychotropic drugs present problems of access to mental health care and services.

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Gender and Racial Disparities in Lung Transplantation in the United States

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation ◽

10.1016/j.healun.2021.06.004 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Leonard E. Riley ◽

Jorge Lascano

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Lung Transplantation ◽

Racial Disparities ◽

The United States

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Racial disparities in guideline-concordant cancer care and mortality in the United States

Advances in Radiation Oncology ◽

10.1016/j.adro.2018.04.013 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 221-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Penny Fang ◽

Weiguo He ◽

Daniel Gomez ◽

Karen E. Hoffman ◽

Benjamin D. Smith ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Racial Disparities ◽

Cancer Care ◽

The United States

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