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Race, Ethnicity, and Self-Rated Health Status in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey
- Source :
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Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences . 2006 28(3):387-403. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- This study examines the association between race and self-rated health status among Hispanic and non-Hispanic adults in the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey (N = 241,038). Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of self-rated health as fair/poor for Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic Whites, and non-Hispanic Blacks as compared with non-Hispanic Whites. This study found that, first, Hispanic Blacks were more likely to rate their health as fair/poor than Hispanic and non-Hispanic Whites, and second, there was no difference between Hispanic and non-Hispanic Blacks. Specifically, when compared with non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanic Blacks and Whites were more likely to report their health as fair/poor. However, this association was stronger for Hispanic Blacks. More careful examination of race among Hispanics is imperative to unmask important health variations. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0739-9863
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ739829
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986306290368