Racial/ethnic group and socioeconomic status variation in educational and occupational expectations from adolescence to adulthood

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zena R. Mello
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Occupational Expectations ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Study Protocol: Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Timeliness and Comprehensiveness of Surgery for Colorectal Cancer v1

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
rhow not provided ◽  
Vidhya Gunaseelan ◽  
mbicket not provided
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Preoperative Staging ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Emergent Surgery

This retrospective cohort study will investigate the timeliness of surgery based on the racial/ethnic group of patients who under colorectal surgery for cancer. Patients are included if they underwent surgical procedures for colon cancer between January 1, 2015 and April 30, 2020. The primary exposure of interest is the racial/ethnic group of the patient. The primary outcome is the the timeliness of surgery, defined as having urgent/emergent surgery (less timely) vs. elective surgery (more timely). Secondary outcomes relate to comprehensiveness of surgery, and include performance of preoperative staging tests, preoperative lab testing, and preoperative teaching of patients, as well as length of stay and additional clinical outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression models will be used to adjust for other demographic and clinical differences between study groups.

scholarly journals Shared Disadvantage as a Determinant of the Relationship Between White Americans’ Socioeconomic Status and Racial/Ethnic Prejudice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryon Hines ◽  
Kimberly Rios
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Behavioral Measure ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Ethnic Prejudice ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Arab Immigrants ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The present studies examined the conditions under which low subjective socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with greater racial/ethnic prejudice among White Americans. Based on theories of intergroup threat and inclusive victim consciousness, we predicted that describing racial/ethnic minorities as disadvantaged (versus as competitive or in neutral terms) would increase empathy and reduce prejudice among White Americans who consider themselves low in SES. Study 1 provided correlational evidence that White Americans who perceived themselves as low-SES (but not high-SES) were less prejudiced against racial/ethnic minorities the more they perceived minorities as disadvantaged. In Study 2, portraying the target outgroup (Arab immigrants) as disadvantaged increased outgroup empathy, and in turn reduced prejudice, among participants induced to think of themselves as low-SES. Study 3 conceptually replicated these results using a different outgroup (Mexican Americans) and a behavioral measure of prejudice. Implications for reducing prejudice among White Americans of different socioeconomic backgrounds are discussed.

scholarly journals Do the Benefits of Educational Attainment for Late-life Cognition Differ by Racial/Ethnic Group?

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe W. Eng ◽  
Medellena Maria Glymour ◽  
Paola Gilsanz ◽  
Dan M. Mungas ◽  
Elizabeth R. Mayeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Racial Ethnic

scholarly journals Race, Adolescent Socioeconomic Status, and Lifetime Non-Medical Use of Prescription Painkillers: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12289
Author(s):  
Amy Ehntholt ◽  
Roman Pabayo ◽  
Lisa Berkman ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The misuse of prescription painkillers is a major contributor to the ongoing drug overdose epidemic. This study investigated variability in non-medical use of prescription painkillers (NMUPP) by race and early-life socioeconomic status (SES) in a sample now at increased risk for opioid overdose. Data from two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 11,602) were used to calculate prevalence of reported NMUPP by Wave 4 (2008; mean age 28), and to assess variation by race and by equivalized household family income at Wave 1 (1994/5). Predicted values for prevalence of NMUPP were modelled, adjusting for age, sex, parental education, and region. Race and SES in adolescence were associated with later reported NMUPP. A gradient was seen in prevalence by SES (adjusted: family income quartile 1 = 13.3%; quartile 2 = 13.8%; quartile 3 = 14.8%; quartile 4 = 16.0%; trend p-value = 0.007). Prevalence was higher among males. Racial/ethnic differences in prevalence were seen (non-Hispanic white (NHW) = 18.5%; non-Hispanic black (NHB) = 5.8%; Hispanic = 10.5%; Other = 10.0%). SES differences were less pronounced upon stratification, with trend tests significant only among females (p = 0.004), and marginally significant among Hispanic males (p = 0.06). Early-life SES was associated with reported lifetime NMUPP: the higher the family income in adolescence, the greater the likelihood of NMUPP by young adulthood. Variations in NMUPP by income paled in comparison with racial/ethnic differences. Results point to a possible long-enduring association between SES and NMUPP, and a need to examine underlying mechanisms.

CAN'T BUY ME WHITENESS

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay A. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Socioeconomic Status And Health

AbstractA basic tenet of public health is that there is a robust relationship between socioeconomic status and health. Researchers widely accept that persons at average or median levels of socioeconomic status have better health compared to those at lower levels—with a detectable, if diminishing, gradient at even higher levels of socioeconomic status. The research on which this tenet is based, however, focuses largely on Whites, especially on White men. Yet according to the full range of extant findings, the magnitude and in some cases the direction of this relationship vary considerably for other demographic groups.I argue that the failure to clearly qualify study conclusions when they are restricted to the study of Whites impedes our understanding of the varying relationship between socioeconomic status and health for different demographic groups. Such an impediment is particularly harmful when considering health inequalities among populations defined by race and ethnicity. Frameworks and models based on traditional socioeconomic measures may mask heterogeneity, overestimate the benefits of material resources, underestimate psychosocial and physical health costs of resource acquisition for some groups, and overlook the value of alternative sociocultural orientations. These missed opportunities have grave consequences: large racial/ethnic health disparities persist while the health disadvantages of Black Americans continue to grow in key aspects. A new knowledge base is needed if racial/ethnic health disparities are to be eliminated, including new guiding theoretical frameworks, reinterpretations of existing research, and new empirical research. This article aims to initiate discussion on all three dimensions.

scholarly journals Colorectal Cancer Incidence Trends by Age, Stage, and Racial/Ethnic Group in California, 1990–2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1011-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libby Ellis ◽  
Renata Abrahão ◽  
Meg McKinley ◽  
Juan Yang ◽  
Ma Somsouk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Incidence Trends ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Incidence ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Racial/Ethnic Transition and Hierarchy Among Ascending Neighborhoods

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1550-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Owens ◽  
Jennifer Candipan
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
Community Survey ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
American Community Survey ◽  
Ethnic Population ◽  
Racial Ethnic

This article examines the racial/ethnic population dynamics of ascending neighborhoods—those experiencing socioeconomic growth. Drawing on Census and American Community Survey data from 1990 to 2010, we first explore whether changes in racial/ethnic composition occur alongside ascent. We find that, while most neighborhoods’ racial/ethnic composition does not dramatically change during this period, neighborhoods that experienced ascent are much more likely to transition from majority-minority to mixed race or predominantly White than nonascending neighborhoods. Then, we use microdata to analyze whether two potential drivers of ascent, the in-migration of higher-socioeconomic status (SES) households and changes in the fortunes of long-term residents, are racially/ethnically stratified. We argue that the process of neighborhood socioeconomic ascent perpetuates neighborhood racial/ethnic hierarchy. While most Black and Hispanic neighborhoods remain majority-minority, those that ascend are more likely to experience a succession of high-SES White residents replacing minority residents.

scholarly journals Racial and Ethnic Variations in Mortality Rates for Patients Undergoing Maintenance Dialysis Treated in US Territories Compared with the US 50 States

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofen Yan ◽  
Jenny I. Shen ◽  
Rubette Harford ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
Robert Nee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
American Samoa ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Maintenance Dialysis ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Background and objectivesIn the United States mortality rates for patients treated with dialysis differ by racial and/or ethnic (racial/ethnic) group. Mortality outcomes for patients undergoing maintenance dialysis in the United States territories may differ from patients in the United States 50 states.Design, setting, participants, & measurementsThis retrospective cohort study of using US Renal Data System data included 1,547,438 adults with no prior transplantation and first dialysis treatment between April 1, 1995 and September 28, 2012. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) of death for the territories versus 50 states for each racial/ethnic group using the whole cohort and covariate-matched samples. Covariates included demographics, year of dialysis initiation, cause of kidney failure, comorbid conditions, dialysis modality, and many others.ResultsOf 22,828 patients treated in the territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands), 321 were white, 666 were black, 20,299 were Hispanic, and 1542 were Asian. Of 1,524,610 patients in the 50 states, 838,736 were white, 444,066 were black, 182,994 were Hispanic, and 58,814 were Asian. The crude mortality rate (deaths per 100 patient-years) was lower for whites in the territories than the 50 states (14 and 29, respectively), similar for blacks (18 and 17, respectively), higher for Hispanics (27 and 16, respectively), and higher for Asians (22 and 15). In matched analyses, greater risks of death remained for Hispanics (HR, 1.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.60 to 1.70; P<0.001) and Asians (HR, 2.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.78 to 2.27; P<0.001) living in the territories versus their matched 50 states counterparts. There were no significant differences in mortality among white or black patients in the territories versus the 50 states.ConclusionsMortality rates for patients undergoing dialysis in the United States territories differ substantially by race/ethnicity compared with the 50 states. After matched analyses for comparable age and risk factors, mortality risk no longer differed for whites or blacks, but remained much greater for territory-dwelling Hispanics and Asians.

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