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  • The study creates a dynamic typology of racial residential history to assess its link to health and mortality among Black and white adults, using national survey data and historical census data from 1970-1990.
  • It finds that racial health and mortality gaps are influenced by both neighborhood contexts and personal socioeconomic factors.
  • Living in established Black or interracial neighborhoods can be beneficial for health, particularly when adjusting for neighborhood poverty levels.

Article Abstract

We construct a dynamic racial residential history typology and examine its association with self-rated health and mortality among black and white adults. Data are from a national survey of U.S. adults, combined with census tract data from 1970-1990. Results show that racial disparities in health and mortality are explained by both neighborhood contextual and individual socioeconomic factors. Results suggest that living in an established black neighborhood or in an established interracial neighborhood may actually be protective of health, once neighborhood poverty is controlled. Examining the dynamic nature of neighborhoods contributes to an understanding of health disparities.

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