Search Results - "Soobader, MJ"

Working Class Matters: Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Smoking in NHIS 2000 by Barbeau, Elizabeth M, Krieger, Nancy, Soobader, Mah-Jabeen

“…We sought to describe the burden of smoking on the US population, using diverse socioeconomic measures. We analyzed data from the 2000 National Health…”
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Geocoding and monitoring of US socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and cancer incidence: Does the choice of area-based measure and geographic level matter? The public health disparities geocoding project by KRIEGER, Nancy, CHEN, Jarvis T, WATERMAN, Pamela D, SOOBADER, Mah-Jabeen, SUBRAMANIAN, S. V, CARSON, Rosa

“…Despite the promise of geocoding and use of area-based socioeconomic measures to overcome the paucity of socioeconomic data in US public health surveillance…”
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The Differential Effect of Foreign-Born Status on Low Birth Weight by Race/Ethnicity and Education by Acevedo-Garcia, Dolores, Soobader, Mah-J, Berkman, Lisa F

“…This article investigates whether foreign-born status confers a protective effect against low birth weight (LBW) and whether this protective effect varies…”
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Choosing area based socioeconomic measures to monitor social inequalities in low birth weight and childhood lead poisoning: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US) by Krieger, N, Chen, J T, Waterman, P D, Soobader, M-J, Subramanian, S V, Carson, R

“…Study objectives: To determine which area based socioeconomic measures can meaningfully be used, at which level of geography, to monitor socioeconomic…”
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Neighborhood Contextual Influences on Depressive Symptoms in the Elderly by Kubzansky, Laura D., Subramanian, S. V., Kawachi, Ichiro, Fay, Martha E., Soobader, Mah-J., Berkman, Lisa F.

“…To understand whether neighborhood contexts contribute to the onset or maintenance of mental health problems independently of individual characteristics…”
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Zip code caveat: Bias due to spatiotemporal mismatches between zip codes and US census: Defined geographic areas: The public health disparities geocoding project by KRIEGER, Nancy, WATERMAN, Pamela, CHEN, Jarvis T, SOOBADER, Mah-Jabeen, SUBRAMANIAN, S. V, CARSON, Rosa

“…Findings from the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project illustrate the potential problems for health research of spatiotemporal zip code-census…”
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Monitoring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tuberculosis, and Violence: Geocoding and Choice of Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures—The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US) by Krieger, Nancy, Waterman, Pamela D., Chen, Jarvis T., Soobader, Mah-Jabeen, Subramanian, SV

“…Objectives. To determine which area-based socioeconomic measures, at which level of geography, are suitable for monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in…”
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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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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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CLASS MATTERS: U.S. VERSUS U.K. MEASURES OF OCCUPATIONAL DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH STATUS IN THE 2000 U.S. NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY by Krieger, Nancy, Barbeau, Elizabeth M., Soobader, Mah-Jabeen

“…To inform current debates over whether occupational class is causally linked to health inequities, the authors used data from the 2000 U.S. National Health…”
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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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Disparities in Children's Use of Oral Health Services by Hughes, Dana C., Duderstadt, Karen G., Soobader, Mah-J., Newacheck, Paul W.

“…Objectives: We sought to determine if the recent expansions in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) have resulted in a narrowing…”
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KRIEGER ET AL. RESPOND by Krieger, Nancy, Waterman, Pamela, Chen, Jarvis T., Soobader, Mah-Jabeen, Subramanian, S. V., Carson, Rosa

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