Tag: Economic Status
Living in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
Association partially mediated by neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors
Income, Healthy Food Access Linked to Life Expectancy
Life expectancy at birth was lower in high-income/low access, low-income/high-access, and low-income/low-access tracts
Food Insecurity Tied to Slightly Faster Memory Decline
Findings seen in long-term study of middle- and older-aged U.S. adults
Socioeconomic Status Linked to Children’s White Matter Microstructure
Greater neighborhood disadvantage, lower household income linked to microstructural differences, with link partly due to obesity, cognition
Characteristics of Injury Vary for Homeless, Housed People
People experiencing homelessness also have increased odds of hospital admission
Plant-Based, Family Food Packages Aid BMI Change in Children
Findings for children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Widening Gap ID’d in Housing Affordability for Resident Physicians
Inflation-adjusted first postgraduate year salaries decreased 0.23 percent from 2000 to 2022 while rental prices went up 17.8 percent
Parental Cancer History Tied to Unmet Economic Needs in Children
Findings show significant risk of food insecurity, paying bills, and lack of transportation
Housing Insecurity in Childhood Linked to Anxiety, Depression
Childhood housing insecurity also associated with higher depression symptom scores in adulthood
Medical School Students Increasingly Come from Higher-Income Families
Findings seen for both applicants and matriculants into M.D. programs in the United States from 2014 to 2019
