Search Results - "Leclere, Felicia B."

Aggregation and the measurement of income inequality: effects on morbidity by Soobader, Mah-Jabeen, LeClere, Felicia B

“…This is a cross-sectional study using records from the National Health Interview Survey linked to Census geography. The sample is restricted to white males…”
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The intersection of gender and race/ethnicity in smoking behaviors among menthol and non-menthol smokers in the United States by Cubbin, Catherine, Soobader, Mah-Jabeen, LeClere, Felicia B.

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To determine whether menthol is related to initiation, quantity or quitting, we examined differences in smoking behaviors among menthol and…”
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Local Marriage Markets and the Marital Behavior of Black and White Women by Lichter, Daniel T., LeClere, Felicia B., McLaughlin, Diane K.

“…Previous research has typically ignored the spatial dimension of marriage markets, focusing instead on highly aggregated data or on individual models of entry…”
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Socioeconomic status and injury mortality: individual and neighbourhood determinants by Cubbin, Catherine, LeClere, Felicia B, Smith, Gordon S

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE This study examined both individual and neighbourhood correlates of injury mortality to better understand the contribution of socioeconomic…”
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Socioeconomic status and the occurrence of fatal and nonfatal injury in the United States by Cubbin, C, LeClere, FB, Smith, GS

“…This study examined the contribution of socioeconomic status (SES) to the risk of injury mortality and morbidity among working-age adults. The sample consisted…”
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Neighborhood Social Context and Racial Differences in Women's Heart Disease Mortality by Leclere, Felicia B., Rogers, Richard G., Peters, Kimberley

“…Compared to white women, black women experience similar rates of heart disease morbidity, but higher rates of heart disease mortality. This puzzling…”
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Ethnicity and Mortality in the United States: Individual and Community Correlates by LeClere, Felicia B., Rogers, Richard G., Peters, Kimberley D.

“…Ethnic gaps in mortality persist in the United States but the specific causes remain elusive. We propose a broader mortality framework that includes…”
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Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and U.S. Adult Mortality by Hummer, Robert A., Rogers, Richard G., Nam, Charles B., LeClere, Felicia B.

“…Objective. This paper investigates how race/ethnicity is associated with the mortality risks of U.S. adults, while considering the influence of nativity…”
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Small Area Inference for Binary Variables in the National Health Interview Survey by Malec, Donald, Sedransk, J., Moriarity, Christopher L., Leclere, Felicia B.

“…The National Health Interview Survey is designed to produce precise estimates of finite population parameters for the entire United States but not for small…”
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Health Care Utilization, Family Context, and Adaptation Among Immigrants to the United States by Leclere, Felicia B., Jensen, Leif, Biddlecom, Ann E.

“…We use the 1990 National Health Interview Survey supplement on Family Resources to examine the health care utilization patterns of immigrant and native-born…”
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Using ICPSR Resources to Teach Sociology by Hoelter, Lynette F., LeClere, Felicia B., Pienta, Amy M., Barlow, Rachael E., McNally, James W.

“…The focus on quantitative literacy has been increasingly outside the realm of mathematics. The social sciences are well suited to including quantitative…”
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Selection, Context, or Both? The English Fluency of Mexican Immigrants in the American Midwest and Southwest by Mcconnell, Eileen Diaz, Leclere, Felicia B.

“…This project identified significant variations in the individual destination characteristics of Mexican immigrants to the Midwestern and Southwestern US using…”
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Socioeconomic Status and Age: The Effect of Income Sources and Portfolios on U.S. Adult Mortality by Krueger, Patrick M., Rogers, Richard G., Hummer, Robert A., LeClere, Felicia B., Stephanie A. Bond Huie

“…Despite the persistent inverse relationship between family income and mortality, no one has examined the effect of distinct income sources or income portfolios…”
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Family Migration and Changes in Women's Earnings: A Decomposition Analysis by LeClere, Felicia B., McLaughlin, Diane K.

“…Married women who migrate with their families experience relative earnings losses after migration. In this study, we use data from the 1987 Wave of the Panel…”
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Disability in the family: the effects on children's well-being by LeClere, F.B, Kowalewski, B.M

“…In this study, we examine the impact of disability among all coresident family members on children's severe and common behavioral problems and their…”
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Going upstream: Social inequality and children's health by Soobader, Mah-Jabeen, Leclere, Felicia B.

“…This study explores the impact of income inequality on the health of children. We examine the direct effects of income inequality and the mediating effects of…”
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The intersection of gender and race/ethnicity in smoking behaviors among menthol and non-menthol smokers in the United States: The Role of Mentholated Cigarettes in Smoking Behaviors in United States Populations by CUBBIN, Catherine, SOOBADER, Mah-Jabeen, LECLERE, Felicia B

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Using aggregate geographic data to proxy individual socioeconomic status: does size matter? by Soobader, M, LeClere, FB, Hadden, W, Maury, B

“…This study assessed whether aggregate-level measures of socioeconomic status (SES) are less biased as proxies for individual-level measures if the unit of…”
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Ethnicity and Mortality in the United States: Individual and Community Correlates by LeClere, Felicia B., Rogers, Richard G., Peters, Kimberley D.

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The effect of income inequality on the health of selected US demographic groups by LeClere, FB, Soobader, MJ

“…This study assessed whether documented effects of income inequality on health are consistent across demographic subgroups of the US population. Data from the…”
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