Race Differentials in Obesity: The Impact of Place

Authors: Boardman, Jason D.; Saint Onge, Jarron M.; Rogers, Richard G.; Denney, Justin T.

Source: Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Volume 46, Number 3, September 2005 , pp. 229-243(15)

Publisher: American Sociological Association

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Abstract:

This article reveals race differentials in obesity as both an individual- and neighborhood-level phenomena. Using neighborhood-level data from the 1990–1994 National Health Interview Survey, we find that neighborhoods characterized by high proportions of black residents have a greater prevalence of obesity than areas in which the majority of the residents are white. Using individual-level data, we also find that residents of neighborhoods in which at least one-quarter of the residents are black face a 13 percent increase in the odds of being obese compared to residents of other communities. The association between neighborhood racial composition and obesity is completely attenuated after including statistical controls for the poverty rate and obesity prevalence of respondents' neighborhoods. These findings support the underlying assumptions of both institutional and social models of neighborhood effects.

Document Type: Research article

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