Racial disparities in health conditions among prisoners compared with the general population

Racial disparities in health conditions among prisoners compared with the general population

This paper compares black-white health disparities among state prisoners to disparities in the noninstitutionalized community to provide a more complete portrait of the nation's heath. We use data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities and the 2002 and 2004...

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Published in:SSM - population health Vol. 3; no. C; pp. 487 - 496
Main Authors: Nowotny, Katherine M, Rogers, Richard G, Boardman, Jason D
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier 01-12-2017
Subjects:
Health disparities
NHANES
Population health
Prison
NHANES
health disparities
population health
SISCF
prison
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Summary:This paper compares black-white health disparities among state prisoners to disparities in the noninstitutionalized community to provide a more complete portrait of the nation's heath. We use data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities and the 2002 and 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for incarcerated and noninstitutionalized adult (aged 18 to 65) men and women, respectively. Health disparities between black and white male prisoners based on self-reported prevalence are similar to disparities in the general population for hypertension and diabetes but significantly reduced for kidney problems and stroke. Health disparities between black and white female prisoners are similar to disparities in the general population for obesity but significantly reduced for hypertension, diabetes, heart problems, kidney problems, and stroke. Our study reveals that prisoners report far worse health profiles than non-prisoners but there is differential health selection into prison for whites and blacks, and population health estimates for adult black men in particular are underreporting the true health burden for U.S. adults. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating prison populations in demographic and public health analyses.
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ISSN:2352-8273
2352-8273
DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.011