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Separate but Lethal: The Effects of Economic Segregation on Mortality in Metropolitan America

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: The increase in income inequality in the United States over the past 20 years has been accompanied by a pronounced increase in economic segregation in urban areas. No research to date has analyzed the potential effects of such spatial segregation on mortality. To investigate these effects, the mortality experience of respondents aged 30 years and older on the 1986-94 National Health Interview Surveys residing in any one of 30 large metropolitan areas in the United States was analyzed. Concentrated poverty was associated with significantly elevated risk of mortality, even after controlling for individual household income. Concentrated affluence showed a consistent, protective effect only among the elderly. The effects were most pronounced among the poor, but were not confined to them. Urban planning should take into account the effects associated with economic residential segregation.

Source: Milbank Quarterly

DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00095

Authors: Norman J. Waitzman, Ken R. Smith

Institution: University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1998506228

FWCI: 8.148

Cites: 39

Cited by: 138

Related to: 10