Income Inequality and Racial/Ethnic Infant Mortality in the United States
Description:
The objective of this study was to examine if intra-racial income inequality contributes to higher infant mortality rates (IMRs) for African-Americans. The conceptual framework for this study is derived from Richard Wilkinson's psychosocial environment interpretation of the income inequality and health link. The hypotheses examined were that race/ethnicity-specific IMRs are influenced by intra-race/ethnicity income inequality, and that these effects of income inequality on health are mediated b…
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Date:
December 2008
Creator:
Jesmin, Syeda Sarah
Partner:
UNT Libraries