Open AccessThe Impact of Public Housing on Social Networks: A Natural Experiment
Author(s) -
Craig Evan Pollack,
Harold D. Green,
David P. Kennedy,
Beth Ann Griffin,
Alene Kennedy-Hendricks,
Susan Burkhauser,
Heather L. Schwartz
Publication year - 2014
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.2014.301949
Subject(s) - public housing , public health , social network (sociolinguistics) , natural experiment , mood , environmental health , obesity , gerontology , psychology , business , medicine , demographic economics , social psychology , economic growth , political science , economics , nursing , social media , pathology , law
We assessed whether 2 types of public housing-scattered among market-rate housing developments or clustered in small public housing projects-were associated with the perceived health and health behaviors of residents' social networks.