title: Race, ethnicity, and the education gradient in health.
abstract: Using pooled data from the 2000-2006 National Health Interview Survey, we document how the relationship between education and a broad range of health measures varies by race/ethnicity and nativity. We found that education is a more powerful determinant of health behaviors and outcomes for some groups than it is for others. In addition, the education differentials for foreign-born groups are typically more modest than those for corresponding native-born populations. We also show how the education-health relationship varies across Hispanic and Asian subgroups. We argue that any intervention for eliminating health disparities must take these patterns into account.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA. rtkimbro@rice.edu
authors.forename: Rachel Tolbert
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kimbro
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bzostek
authors.forename: Noreen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States