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The Labor Market Consequences of Race Differences in Health
Author(s) -
BOUND JOHN,
WAIDMANN TIMOTHY,
SCHOENBAUM MICHAEL,
BINGENHEIMER JEFFREY B.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the milbank quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1468-0009
pISSN - 0887-378X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0009.t01-1-00063
Subject(s) - race (biology) , ethnic group , race and health , demography , health equity , acculturation , disadvantage , population , gerontology , psychology , medicine , socioeconomic status , public health , sociology , political science , gender studies , nursing , anthropology , law
Differences in health status across different race and ethnic groups in the United States, particularly between black and white Americans, have been the subject of considerable medical and social science research. For instance, numerous studies using a variety of health measures have shown the health of black men and women to be worse than that of whites (e.g., Manton, Patrick, and Johnson 1987). The health disadvantage of Native Americans, relative to that of whites, has also been documented extensively. Patterns for other major ethnic groups (e.g., Hispanics and Asians) have been somewhat more variable, depending on the measure, the age of the study sample, and other factors such as place of birth and acculturation (Hayward and Heron 1999; Shalala et al. 1999). Systematic health disparities are likely to have profound—and self‐reinforcing—consequences for the relative well‐being of different population groups. In this article, we focus on one dimension of such consequences: the association between race differences in health status and race differences in labor market outcomes.