Racialized Black-White Economic Segregation and Major Chain Yoga Studio Locations in Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite yoga's benefits and popularity, there is concern for racial inequities in yoga access and participation that have not been empirically studied at the population level. Against this background, the objective of this study was to examine the geographic distribution of major chain yoga franchises in relation to racialized Black-White economic segregation across the U.S.

Methods

The authors extracted census tracts and 5-digit ZIP codes (ZIP5) for >500 major chain yoga franchises in the U.S. and estimated the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE_{Race[Black-White]-Income}), a measure of racialized Black-White economic segregation. ICE_{Race(Black-White)-Income} is a continuous variable ranging from -1 to +1, categorized into quintiles (

SUBMITTER: Xu KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547918 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature