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The black/white disability gap
— persistent inequality in later life? | | Author(s) | Jessica A Kelley-Moore, Kenneth F Ferraro |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 59B, no 1, January 2004 |
| Pages | pp S34-S43 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Black people ; White people ; Physical disabilities ; Poor elderly ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Previous research on differences between black and white older people has produced inconsistent results on whether a gap in disability status exists and whether it persists over time. The present research identifies several reasons for the inconsistent results to date. Data from the North Carolina Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE, 1986-1992) is used to estimate the disability gap and trajectory over time for both black and white older people. Results indicate that a disability gap between black and white adults exists, but after adjusting for socio-economic resources, social integration and other health indicators, the trajectories of disability by race are not significantly different. Controlling for incident morbidity over time accounts for the significant difference in level of disability between the two groups. This research thus supports the "persistent inequality" interpretation, indicating that black adults have higher morbidity and disability earlier in life compared to white adults, and that the gap neither converges nor diverges over time. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040705211 A |
| Classmark | TKE: TKA: BN: F:W6: 3J: 7T |
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