Examining the Racial Crossover in Mortality between African American and White Older Adults : A Multilevel Survival Analysis of Race, Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
We examine whether individual and neighborhood socioeconomic context contributes to black/white disparities in mortality among USA older adults.
Using national longitudinal data from the Americans' Changing Lives study, along with census tract information for each respondent, we conduct multilevel survival analyses.
Results show that black older adults are disadvantaged in mortality in younger old age, but older black adults have lower mortality risk than whites after about age 80.
Both individual SES and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage contribute to the mortality risk of older adults but do not completely explain race differences in mortality.
The racial mortality crossover persists even after controlling for multilevel SES, suggesting that black older adults experience selective survival at very old ages.
Addressing the individual and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage of blacks is necessary to reduce mortality disparities that culminate in older adulthood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yao, Li& Robert, Stephanie A.. 2011. Examining the Racial Crossover in Mortality between African American and White Older Adults : A Multilevel Survival Analysis of Race, Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448222
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yao, Li& Robert, Stephanie A.. Examining the Racial Crossover in Mortality between African American and White Older Adults : A Multilevel Survival Analysis of Race, Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context. Journal of Aging Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448222
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yao, Li& Robert, Stephanie A.. Examining the Racial Crossover in Mortality between African American and White Older Adults : A Multilevel Survival Analysis of Race, Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context. Journal of Aging Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448222
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448222