Open AccessPersistent and Growing Socioeconomic Disparities in Disability Among the Elderly: 1982–2002
Author(s) -
Robert F. Schoeni,
Linda G. Martin,
Patricia Andreski,
Vicki A. Freedman
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.048744
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , gerontology , demography , medicine , activities of daily living , population , environmental health , physical therapy , sociology , anthropology
We sought to determine whether socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in prevalence of disability over age 70 have widened or narrowed during the past 2 decades.