Equality of opportunity and the demand for medical care by race.
In this article I estimate the demand for medical care for eight groups delineated by sex and marital status. I use the results to simulate what will happen to black's demand for care if they are given equality of opportunity with whites and the potential impact on their health status. The findings suggest blacks' demand (and therefore health status) may decrease with equality of opportunity because of lack of coordination in social programs.
D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors