Poverty, Residential Segregation, and Black/White Mortality Ratios in Urban Areas.

Polednak, Anthony P.

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ERIC Number: EJ476896

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Publication Date: 1993

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Poverty, Residential Segregation, and Black/White Mortality Ratios in Urban Areas.

Polednak, Anthony P.

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, v4 n4 p363-73 1993

Reports the variations in the black/white ratio of age-specific, all-cause mortality rates among 38 U.S. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) with populations greater than one million in 1980. Identifies SMSAs containing geographic areas with unusually high or low black/white mortality ratios. (GLR)

Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Geographic Location, Mortality Rate, Neighborhood Integration, Poverty, Racial Differences, Racial Discrimination, Racial Segregation, Ratios (Mathematics), Residential Patterns, Urban Areas, Urban Population, Whites

Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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