Tag: Demographics
Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Decreased During First Year of COVID-19
Pattern most prominent for Hispanics, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, uninsured, those in most socioeconomically deprived areas
Residence in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Increases Dementia Risk
Older veterans living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods have increased risk for dementia in adjusted analyses
Living in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
Association partially mediated by neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Varies by Jurisdiction, Sociodemographics
Highest prevalence of four or more adverse childhood experiences among females, adults aged 25 to 34 years, adults with less than high school education
Recent Increase Seen for Pediatric Firearm-Related Injuries
Intentional interpersonal or bystander injuries accounted for 67.2 percent of the cohort and increased in 2020
Composite Neighborhood-Level Opportunity Predicts Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation Status
Composite score shows better prediction than individual family-level income, education
Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
The share of people 65 years and older grew by more than one-third between the 2010 census and the 2020 census
1996 to 2020 Saw Cancer Death Rates Drop Across Congressional Districts
Smallest percent of relative declines seen in Midwest and Appalachia; largest declines seen in the South along the East Coast and southern border
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Considerable Medical Costs Associated With Recurrent Vertigo
Large differences noted in mean adjusted annual payments/direct costs across groups
