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Race/Ethnicity and the Relationship Between Homeownership and Health.
- Source :
- American Journal of Public Health; Apr2013, Vol. 103 Issue 4, pe122-e129, 8p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Objectives. We investigated whether race/ethnicity moderates the association between homeownership and health and whether this association is the same for racial/ethnic minorities as for non-Latino Whites. Methods. With data on US-born Latinos, African Americans, and non-Latino Whites from the 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 California Health Interview Survey, we used weighted multivariate regression techniques in fully adjusted models, controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors, to test the association between homeownership and number of psychological health conditions, number of general health conditions, self-perceived health status, and health trade-offs. Results. Race/ethnicity significantly moderates the effect of homeownership on self-perceived health status, incidence of general health conditions, and health trade-offs, including delays in accessing medical care and delays in obtaining prescription medication. Although homeownership was a robust, independent predictor for each health outcome in the non-Latino White population, the association disappeared in statistical significance for racial/ethnic minorities. Conclusions. The mechanisms that create a significant association between homeownership and health seem not to be operative for racial/ethnic minorities or are countervailed by other processes, such as possible housing insecurity, that may create an adverse association. Homeownership provides a baseline for future investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SURVEYS
HYPOTHESIS
BLACK people
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETHNIC groups
HEALTH services accessibility
HEALTH status indicators
HISPANIC Americans
EVALUATION of medical care
MULTIVARIATE analysis
POISSON distribution
RACE
REAL property
RESEARCH funding
SELF-evaluation
WHITE people
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
SECONDARY analysis
PREDICTIVE validity
STATISTICAL models
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00900036
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85585889
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300944