Utilize administrative data to assess impact of individual-level and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status on childhood health in a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our study aims to 1) propose an approach to standardize individual-level and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) measures from administrative records across three decades, 2) determine the degree of agreement between individual-level and neighborhood-level SES measures, and 3) compare the associations of individual-level and neighborhood-level SES measures and childhood health.

Study design

Retrospective observational study.

Methods

Our cohort included children born in Utah during 1978-2008. Parental SES indicators including education, occupation, and area household income corresponding to maternal addresses were collected from birth certificates. Spearman rank correlation tests were used to determine the correlation between SES measures. Cox regr

SUBMITTER: Meeks HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884996 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature