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Socioeconomic status and health

Article Abstract:

The relationship between the socioeconomic status of individuals and self-reported health status in countries with varying degrees of economic development was considered using data from the Health and Retirement Survey which sampled 7,702 households from 1992 to 1993. The influences of socioeconomic status on health may be most evident only during childhood while economic 'shocks' may preside over economic 'shocks' in individuals in their 30s. Health is seen to affect socioeconomic status in individuals aged 50 or older.

People with Physical Problems, Household Income, Research, Economic aspects, Demographic aspects, Health status indicators, Social status, Income

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Affirmative action and racial wage gap

Article Abstract:

The wage gap between African American males and other groups has worsened in recent years, and the disparity is due largely to the policies of the Reagan Administration. During the Reagan era, resources for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission were decreased. The stagnation of wages for African American males is also due to the inclusion of other groups into the protected-minority status.

Social aspects, Management, Wages, Wages and salaries, United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, African American men

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Assimilation across the Latino generations

Article Abstract:

Two aspects of generational mobility of Hispanic and Mexican men, education and wages are examined. Results indicate that each new Latino generation has higher incomes than their ancestors as successive generation have been able to close schooling gap with native whites.

United States, Personnel administration, Hispanic Americans, Analysis, Mexican Americans, Wage gap

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