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Housing Assistance Programs and Adult Health in the United States.
- Source :
- American Journal of Public Health; Apr2017, Vol. 107 Issue 4, p571-578, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objectives. To examine whether access to housing assistance is associated with better health among low-income adults. Methods. We used National Health Interview Survey data (1999-2012) linked to US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administrative records (1999-2014) to examine differences in reported fair or poor health and psychological distress. We used multivariable models to compare those currently receiving HUD housing assistance (public housing, housing choice vouchers, and multifamily housing) with those who will receive housing assistance within 2 years (the average duration of HUD waitlists) to account for selection into HUD assistance. Results. We found reduced odds of fair or poor health for current public housing (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.57, 0.97) and multifamily housing (OR = 0.75; 95% CI = 0.60, 0.95) residents compared with future residents. Public housing residents also had reduced odds of psychological distress (OR = 0.59; 95%CI = 0.40, 0.86). These differences were not mediated by neighborhood-level characteristics, and we did not find any health benefits for current housing choice voucher recipients. Conclusions. Housing assistance is associated with improved health and psychological well-being for individuals entering public housing and multifamily housing programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HOUSING & health
POOR people
PUBLIC housing
HEALTH of adults
HEALTH surveys
HOUSING vouchers
PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGY
HEALTH status indicators
RESIDENTIAL patterns
BLACK people
CONFIDENCE intervals
FACTOR analysis
HISPANIC Americans
INTERVIEWING
POVERTY
RACE
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
WHITE people
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
WELL-being
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00900036
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121727913
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303649