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Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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Gender and Physical Health: A Study of African American and Caribbean Black Adults
Erving, Christy L.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, v52 n3 p383-399 Sep 2011
Although gender disparities in health in the United States remain a primary concern among health professionals, less is known about this phenomenon within the black American population. Using the National Survey of American Life, the author examines gender differences in self-rated health, chronic illness, and functional limitations among African Americans (n = 3,330) and Caribbean blacks (n = 1,562) and the extent to which the availability of resources explains these differences. The results reveal a consistent disadvantage among African American women across indicators of health. The gender-health relationship among Caribbean blacks is somewhat weaker, but there is a health disadvantage for immigrant women and U.S.-born Caribbean men when certain resources are taken into account. These findings illustrate the importance of the intersections of race, ethnicity, and nativity in our understanding of gender differences in health. (Contains 4 tables and 5 notes.)
Descriptors: African Americans, Health Personnel, Chronic Illness, Physical Health, Gender Differences, Blacks, Disadvantaged, Comparative Analysis, Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Race, Ethnicity, Family Financial Resources
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