In this paper we examine the hypothesis that health differences between Blacks and Whites
in later life are related to socioeconomic status. Using the 1984 panel of the Survey of …

Black Americans live fewer years than whites and live more years with chronic health
problems. The origins of this racial gap are ambiguous. This study examines the …

728 American Journal of Public Health May 1997, Vol. 87, No. 5 itonaLs, Annolaflons,
commenLs, loplcs after taking into account important confounders such as health habits and …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate relative odds ratios and to ascertain the relative
contribution of each socioeconomic covariate in explaining racial disparities in self assessed …

The public health field is committed to decreasing social disparities in health. 1 Growing
differences in death rates among racial and socioeconomic groups have heightened our …

Objective. We examine the role of economic access in gender and ethnic/racial disparities in
the use of health services among older adults. Methods. Data from the 1993–1995 study on …

Background Differences in health status between Black and White adults in the United
States have been widely documented. For instance, in recent reviews, Manton, Patrick, and …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relationships between wealth and income and
selected racial and ethnic differences in health. METHODS: Cross-sectional data on a …

Objectives. We investigated whether racial/ethnic health disparities exist in Canada and
whether socioeconomic or behavioral differences between racial/ethnic minorities and …

cation of the groups who are at greatest risk of poor health can inform sound governance of
medical services. Most interestingly, perhaps, the graded relationship between health and …