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. 2003 Dec;38(6 Pt 2):1719-33.
doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2003.00199.x.

Racial segregation and longevity among African Americans: an individual-level analysis

Thomas A LaVeist  1
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Racial segregation and longevity among African Americans: an individual-level analysis

Thomas A LaVeist. Health Serv Res. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To test the relationship between racial segregation and mortality using a multidimensional questionnaire-based measure of exposure to segregation.

Data sources: Data for this analysis come from the National Survey of Black Americans (NSBA), a national multistage probability sample of 2,107 African Americans (aged 18-101). The NSBA was conducted as a household survey. The NSBA was matched with the National Death Index (NDI).

Study design: Prospective cohort study, where Cox regression analysis was used to examine the effect of baseline variables on time to death over a 13-year period.

Principal findings: Respondents who were exposed to racial segregation were significantly less likely to survive the study period after controls for age, health status, and other predictors of mortality.

Conclusion: The results support previous studies linking segregation with health outcomes.

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