Eating disorder and socioeconomic class. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia in nine communities.
To compare the prevalence of eating disorders in lower income vs. upper income communities, we administered a previously validated questionnaire to 394 women at nine state-regulated bingo tournaments. Surprisingly, eating disorders were more commonly reported by lower income respondents.
Pope
H G
HG
Epidemiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts 02178.
Champoux
R F
RF
Hudson
J I
JI
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged