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US trends in disability and institutionalization among older Blacks and Whites

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  • Clark, D.O.

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Objectives. This study estimated and compared the prevalence of disability and institutionalization in 1982, 1984, and 1989 among the older Black and White populations of the United States. Methods. Data on over 1100 Blacks and 14 000 Whites in each of a series of three National Long Term Care Surveys were used. Results. Diverging trends for Blacks and Whites led to statistically significant increases in the age- and sex-adjusted odds of disability (19%) and institutionalization (31%) for Blacks relative to Whites. Conclusions. Black and White disparities in disability appear to have widened, while disparities in institutionalization appear to have narrowed during the decade of the 1980s.

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  • Clark, D.O., 1997. "US trends in disability and institutionalization among older Blacks and Whites," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 87(3), pages 438-440.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1997:87:3:438-440_7
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    1. Schoeni, R.F. & Freedman, V.A. & Wallace, R.B., 2000. "Persistent, Consistent, and Widespread?: Another Look at Recent Trends in Old-Age Disability," Papers 00-13, RAND - Labor and Population Program.
    2. Jang, Soong-Nang & Cho, Sung-il & Kawachi, Ichiro, 2010. "Is socioeconomic disparity in disability improving among Korean elders?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 282-287, July.

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