Teen births income inequality, and social capital: developing an understanding of the causal pathway
Teen births income inequality, and social capital: developing an understanding of the causal pathway
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DOI：
10.1016/s1353-8292(01)00027-2
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发表时间：
2002-06-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Kawachi, I
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作者：
Gold, R;Kennedy, B;Kawachi, I
许多研究已经证明了收入不平等和健康状况不佳之间的关系，但收入不平等如何影响健康？一个可能的解释是，收入不平等加剧会破坏社会资本（社会凝聚力、公民参与和社区互信）。我们对收入不平等、贫困和青少年出生率之间的关系进行了路径分析，并在美国39个州测试了社会资本的中介作用。出生率受贫困和收入不平等的影响，尽管收入不平等似乎主要通过其对社会资本的影响来影响青少年出生率。(C)2002爱思唯尔科技有限公司版权所有。
Many studies have demonstrated a relationship between income inequality and poor health, but how does income inequality impact health? One possible explanation is that greater income inequality undermines social capital (social cohesion, civic engagement, and mutual trust in a community). We conducted path analyses of the relationship between income inequality, poverty, and teen birth rate, testing for the mediating effect of social capital in 39 US states. Birth rate was affected by both poverty and income inequality, though income inequality appeared to affect teen birth rate primarily through its impact on social capital. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.