Examining the Lag Time Between State-Level Income Inequality and Individual Disabilities: A Multilevel Analysis
Examining the Lag Time Between State-Level Income Inequality and Individual Disabilities: A Multilevel Analysis
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2008.134940
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发表时间：
2008-12-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Fuller-Thomson, Esme
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作者：
Gadalla, Tahany M.;Fuller-Thomson, Esme
State-level income inequality has been found to have an effect on individual health outcomes, even when controlled for important individual-level variables such as income, education, age, and gender. The effect of income inequality on health may not be immediate and may, in fact, have a substantial lag time between exposure to inequality and eventual health outcome. We used the 2006 American Community Survey to examine the association of state-level income inequality and 2 types of physical disabilities. We used 6 different lag times, ranging between 0 and 25 years, on the total sample and on those who resided in their state of birth. Income inequality in 1986 had the strongest correlation with 2006 disability levels. Odds ratios were consistently 10% higher for those born in the same state compared withthe total population. (Am J Public Health. 2008;98:2187-2190. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.134940)
