Abstract
Health disparities may follow along a series of “…events signified by a difference in (1) environment, (2) access to, utilization of, and quality of care, (3) health status, or (4) a particular health outcome that deserves scrutiny” (Carter-Pokras and Baquet 2002: 427). This chapter focuses on three types of health disparities assessed by evaluating the gap in health status or a given health outcome. First, we describe Black–White differences across health and refer to these patterns as general health disparities. Second, we present some research demonstrating the standard SES-health gradient where those at the top of the economic hierarchy are in much better health than those at the bottom of the economic hierarchy. We focus specifically on the health of African Americans since our ultimate goal is to better understand differences within this population. Third, we emphasize a more recent disparity highlighted by some health scholars – that of a paradox among the Black middle class. These inequalities are surprising (and hence referred to as paradoxical) because the patterns are counter-intuitive to the SES-health gradient.
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In another series of studies of overall birth weight, African-born Black women experienced lower rates of very low birth weight compared to African American women (Williams and Collins 1995), and Black Caribbean (75% from Jamaica, Haiti, Belize) women immigrants gave birth to heavier infants than African-American women (Pallotto et al. 2000).
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Appendices
Appendix A. The dimensions of stratification identified by a select group of scholars to define the black middle class
Scholar | Occupation | Income | Education | Home ownership | Place of residence | Other | |||||
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DuBois (1899) | X | and | X | and | X | and | Respectable; politically active | ||||
Drake and Cayton (1945) | X | and | X | and | Political power | ||||||
Frazier (1957) | X | or | X | and | Moral values; Org. membership | ||||||
Willie (1974) | X | and/or | X | and/or | X | and | Dual earner household | ||||
Wilson (1978) | X | ||||||||||
Oliver and Shapiro (1995) | X | or | X | or | X | and/or | X | and/or | Wealth | ||
Durant and Sparrow (1997) | X | and | X | ||||||||
Pattillo-McCoy (1999) | X | or | X | or | X | or | X | and | X | and | Voting |
Willie and Reddick (2003) | X | and/or | X | and/or | X | ||||||
Lacy (2007) | X | and | X |
Appendix B. Percentage of Black adults who qualify as members of the middle class based on select criteria linked to the dimensions of stratification
Scholar | Occupation | Incomea | Education | Home ownership | ||||
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Criteria | % MC | Criteria | % MC | Criteria | % MC | Criteria | % MC | |
Willie (1974) | b,c | 39.9 | Above Ntl. mediand | 35.0 | SC | 44.7 | ||
Wilson (1978) | b,c,e | 56.1 | ||||||
Landry (1987) | b,c,f | 48.6 | 52.5 | |||||
Oliver and Shapiro (1995) | b,c | 39.9 | $33,664 | 52.9 | College | 14.6 | 52.5 | |
Hochschild (1995) | Upper one-third of income for Blacksg | 30.3 | SC | 44.7 | ||||
Durant and Sparrow (1997) | $16,608h | 53.9 | SC | 44.7 | ||||
Pattillo-McCoy (1999) | b,c | 39.9 | Income-to-needs ratio 2 or more | 58.5 | College | 14.6 | 52.5 | |
Lareau (2002, 2003) | b | 19.9 | ||||||
Lacy (2007) | $30,000 and higherh | 30.4 |
Appendix C. Description of measures used from the National Study of American Life
Variable name | Description |
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Social characteristics | |
Race/ethnicity | African-Americans; all Caribbeans (then subdivided into Haitians, English-speaking Caribbean Blacks, Spanish speaking Caribbean Blacks, French/Dutch speaking Caribbean Blacks), and non-Hispanic Whites |
Social class | |
Education | |
Lower class | Less than high school, high school diploma, and some college = 1 |
Middle class | College degree and higher = 1 |
Income | |
Lower class | <$39,999 = 1 |
Middle class | $40,000–$80,000 = 1 |
Upper class | $80,001 and higher = 1 |
Occupation | |
Lower class | Other profession = 1 |
Middle class | Professional/managerial (white collar) = 1 |
Physical health | |
Chronic health problems | Have you ever been diagnosed by a physician or health professional with any of the following (1) arthritis, (2) ulcers, (3) cancer, (4) hypertension, (5) diabetes, (6) liver problems, (7) kidney problems, (8) stroke, (9) asthma, (10) chronic lung disease, (11) blood circulation, (12) sickle cell disease, (13) heart trouble, (14) glaucoma, (15) fertility problems, and (16) osteoporosis. These items were summed to form a chronic health index. |
Acute health problems | Have you had any of these in the past 12 months (1) migraines/bad headaches, (2) hearing problems, (3) visual problems, (4) allergies or infections, and (5) back problems? These items were summed to form an acute health index. |
Perceived physical health | How would you rate your overall physical health? Response categories were: 1 = excellent, 2 = very good, 3 = good, 4 = fair, and 5 = poor. Recoded such that high scores represent higher perceived health. |
Mental health | |
Diagnostic assessments (lifetime DSM-IV) a | |
Mood | Lifetime rates of mood disorders (major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar) |
Anxiety | Lifetime rates of anxiety disorders (panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder) |
Substance | Lifetime rates of substance use disorders (alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, drug dependence) |
Any disorder | Lifetime rates of any disorder (a combination of the DSM-IV disorder groups listed below) |
Symptoms | |
Non-specific | Non-specific distress (NSD) is a 30-day symptoms checklist consisting of ten items. “In the past 30 days, how often did you feel (1) you had crying spells; (2) restless; (3) depressed; (4) you could not get going; (5) you enjoyed life; (6) hopeful about the future; (7) everything you did was an effort; (8) you had trouble focusing; (9) happy; (10) people were unfriendly?” Response categories for both subscales were (1) most or all of the time; (2) occasionally; (3) some of the time; (4) rarely or never. All items were reverse coded and summed so that a high score represents high NSD (alpha = 0.76) |
Quality of life | |
Perceived mental health (PMH) | “How would you rate your overall mental health at the present time?” Responses included 1 = excellent; 2 = very good; 3 = good; and 4 = poor. Recoded such that high scores represent high perceived mental health |
Life satisfaction (LS) | “In general, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?” Responses ranged from 1 = very dissatisfied to 4 = very satisfied |
Happiness | “Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days?” Responses ranged from 1 = very happy these days, to 4 = not happy at all these days. Recoded such that high scores represent much happiness |
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Jackson, P.B., Cummings, J. (2011). Health Disparities and the Black Middle Class: Overview, Empirical Findings, and Research Agenda. In: Pescosolido, B., Martin, J., McLeod, J., Rogers, A. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7261-3_20
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