Absolute versus relative socioeconomic disadvantage and homicide: a spatial ecological case-control study of US zip codes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homicide is a major cause of death and contributes to health disparities in the United States. This burden overwhelmingly affects people from racial and ethnic minority populations as homicide occurs more often in neighborhoods with high proportions of racial and ethnic minority residents. Research has identified that environmental factors contribute to variation in homicide rates between neighborhoods; however, it is not clear why some neighborhoods with high concentrations of racial and ethnic minority residents have high homicide rates while neighborhoods with similar demographic compositions do not. The aim of this study was to assess whether relative socioeconomic disadvantage, (i.e., income inequality), or absolute socioeconomic disadvantage (i.e., income) measured

SUBMITTER: Gobaud AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature