Social Class and Health: A Data-Driven Learning Guide

Bibliography

The references presented here represent resources that might be useful to instructors and students wishing to further explore this topic. All were chosen because they relate to the topic of study, whether or not they use the specific dataset that was used in this exercise. Some relate directly to the concepts as defined by the exercise, others explore the topic more broadly either conceptually or empirically. Most can be found in the ICPSR bibliography, though some outside sources were added if they were particularly relevant.

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Carlson, P., "Relatively Poor, Absolutely Ill? A Study of Regional Income Inequality in Russia and its Possible Health Consequences." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. May 2005, 59, (5), 389 - 394.

Crespo, Carlos J.; Smit, Ellen; Andersen, Ross E.; Carter-Pokras, Olivia; Ainsworth, Barbara E., "Race/ethnicity, social class and their relation to physical inactivity during leisure time: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Jan 2000, 18, (1), 46 - 53.

Crespo, C.J.; Ainsworth, Barbara E.; Keteyian, S.J.; Heath, G.W.; Smit, E., "Prevalence of physical inactivity and its relation to social class in U.S. adults: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Dec 1999, 31, (12), 1821 - 1827.

Cunningham, Peter J.; Park, Michael H., "Recent Trends in Children's Health Insurance Coverage: No Gains for Low-Income Children." Issue Brief: Findings from HSC. 29, Washington, DC: Center for Studying Health System Change, Apr 2000.

Czajka, J.L., "Analysis of Children's Health insurance Patterns: Findings from the Survey of Income and Program Participation." Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, May 1999.

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Duncan, Greg J.; Hofferth, Sandra L.; Stafford, Frank P., "Evolution and change in family income, wealth, and health: the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1968-2000 and beyond." In House, James S.; Juster, F. Thomas; Kahn, Robert L.; Schuman, Howard; Singer, Eleanor, A Telescope on Society: Survey Research and Social Science at the University of Michigan and Beyond. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press,2004.

Duncan, Greg J.; Hofferth, Sandra L.; Stafford, Frank P., "Evolution and Change in Family Income, Wealth and Health: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1968-2000 and Beyond." Jun 2000.

Duncan, Greg J., "Income Dynamics and Health." International Journal of Health Services. 1996, 26, (3), 419 - 444.

Ettner, Susan L., "New evidence on the relationship between income and health." Journal of Health Economics. Feb 1996, 15, (1), 67.

Fiscella, Kevin; Franks, Peter, "Individual income, income inequality, health, and mortality: What are the relationships?." Health Services Research. Apr 2000, 35, (1), 307 - 318.

Flores, Glenn; Bauchner, Howard; Feinstein, Alvan R.; Nguyen, Uyen-Sa D.T., "The impact of ethnicity, family income, and parental education on children's health and use of health services." American Journal of Public Health. Jul 1999, 89, (7), 1066 - 1071.

Gresenz, Carole R.; Sturm, Roland; Tang, L., "Income and mental health: Unraveling community and individual level relationships." Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 2001, 4, 197 - 203.

Guendelman, Sylvia; Wyn, Roberta; Tsai, Yi-Wen, "Children of working low-income families in California: Does parental work benefit children's insurance status, access, and utilization of primary health care?." Health Services Research. Jun 2000, 35, (2), 417 - 441.

Huttin, Christine, "Income distribution and consumer demand for health services. The case of prescribed medicines in the USA." Applied Economics. Apr 1987, 29, (4), 497 - 503.

Lynch, John; Smith, George Davey; Hillemeier, Marianne; Shaw, Mary; Raghunathan, Trivellore; Kaplan, George, "Income inequality, the psychosocial environment, and health: Comparisons of wealthy nations." Lancet. Jul 21, 2001, 358, (9277), 194 - 200.

McDonough, Peggy; Duncan, Greg J.; Williams, David; House, James S., "Income Dynamics and Health in the United States, 1972-1989." American Journal of Public Health. 1997, 87, 1 - 8.

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Miech, Richard A.; Hauser, Robert M., "Social Class Indicators and Health at Midlife." CDE Working Paper 98-06. Madison, WI: Center for Demography and Ecology, Mar 1998.

Newacheck, Paul W.; Jameson, W.J./ Halfon. N., "Health status and income: the impact of poverty on child health." Journal of School Health. Aug 1994, 64, (6), 229 - 233.

Rodriguez, Carolyn B.; Wiens-Tuers, Barbara A., "Access, choices, and household income: A comparison of health insurance overage for standard and nonstandard workers." Journal of Economic Issues. Jun 2000, 34, (2), 499 - 508.

Schnittker, J., "Education and the changing shape of the income gradient in health." Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Sep 2004, 45, (3), 286 - 305.

Shi, Leiyu; Starfield, B., "Primary care, income inequality, and self-rated health in the United States: A mixed-level analysis." International Journal of Health Services. 2000, 30, (3), 541 - 555.

Sturm, Roland; Gresenz, Carole R., "Relations of income inequality and family income to chronic medical conditions and mental health disorders: National survey." BMJ -- Clinical Research Edition. Jan 5, 2002, 324, (7328), 20 - 23.

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