Titre :
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Relationship between premature mortality and socioeconomic factors in black and white populations of US metropolitan areas. (2001)
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Auteurs :
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Richard-S COOPER ;
Ramon DURAZO-ARVIZU ;
George KAPLAN ;
Joan-F KENNELLY ;
John LYNCH ;
Hyun-Joo OH ;
Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology. Loyola University Medical School. Maywood. IL. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Public health reports (vol. 116, n° 5, 2001)
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Pagination :
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464-473
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Homme
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Facteur socioéconomique
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Racisme
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Mortalité
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Ségrégation
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS fvR0xU9p. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. SYNOPSIS Objective. This ecologic study examined the association of mortality with selected socioeconomic indicators of inequality and segregation among blacks and whites younger than age 65 in 267 US metropolitan areas. The primary aim of the analysis was to operationalize the concept of institutional racism in public health. Methods. Socioeconomic indicators were drawn from Census and vital statistics data for 1989-1991 and included median household income ; two measures of income inequality ; percentage of the population that was black ; and a measure of residential segregation. Results. Age-adjusted premature mortality was 81% higher in blacks than in whites, and median household income was 40% lower. Income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, was greater within the black population (0.45) than within the white population (0.40 ; p
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