Socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes in the United States in the late 2010s: results from four national population-based studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the importance of monitoring health disparities by multiple socioeconomic categories, there have been no recent updates on the prevalence of general health indicators by socioeconomic categories. The present study aims to update the prevalence estimates of health indicators by education and income categories across three age groups (children, young and middle-aged adults, and older adults) in the late 2010s by using four nationally representative data sources. We also examine socioeconomic differences in health by race/ethnicity subgroups.

Methods

Data were obtained from four nationally representative data sources from the U.S.: The National Health Interview Survey (2015-2018); the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES (2017-2020); the B

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9899106 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature