title: How Neighborhood Poverty Structures Types and Levels of Social Integration.
abstract: Social integration is fundamental to health and well-being. However, few studies have explored how neighborhood contexts pattern types and levels of social integration that individuals experience. We examined how neighborhood poverty structures two dimensions of social integration: integration with neighbors and social integration more generally. Using data from the United States Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we linked study participants to percent poverty in their neighborhood of residence (N = 16,040). Social integration was assessed using a modified Social Network Index and neighborhood integration based on yearly visits with neighbors. We fit multivariate logistic regression models that accounted for the complex survey design. Living in high poverty neighborhoods was associated with lower social integration but higher visits with neighbors. Neighborhood poverty distinctly patterns social integration, demonstrating that contexts shape the extent and quality of social relationships.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers School of Health Related Professions, 65 Bergen Street, Room 157, Newark, NJ, 07107, USA, marcusab@shrp.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Andrea Fleisch
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Sandra E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Echeverria
authors.forename: Bart K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Ana F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Abraido-Lanza
authors.forename: Marian R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Passannante
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D058992:Social Participation; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult