Race, ethnicity, and the education gradient in health.
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.
Kimbro
Rachel Tolbert
RT
Department of Sociology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA. rtkimbro@rice.edu
Bzostek
Sharon
S
Goldman
Noreen
N
Rodríguez
Germán
G
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