MEPS Study: Why Does Place Matter

为什么地点很重要？-居住隔离与健康方面的种族差异之间的关系有据可查。我们之前在HCHDS的研究通过发现居住隔离和医疗保健利用之间的关系扩展了研究文献。利用2006年医疗支出小组调查的数据，我们发现，与生活在多数白人社区的人相比，生活在少数族裔社区的人获得医生护理的机会较少，使用医生、非医生、心理健康、心脏病和糖尿病服务的次数也较少。然而，除了社区的种族和民族组成之外，人们对控制这些联系的机制知之甚少。这个项目试图描述两者的关系

Why Does Place Matter? - The association between residential segregation and racial disparities in health is well documented. Our prior research at the HCHDS extended the research literature by finding an association between residential segregation and healthcare utilization. Using data from the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we found that persons living in minority communities had less access to physician care, and used fewer physician, non-physician, mental health, cardiac and diabetes services compared to persons living in majority white communities. However, beyond the racial and ethnic composition of communities little is known about the mechanisms that govern these associations. This project seeks to describe the relationship between