Obesity, race/ethnicity and the multiple dimensions of socioeconomic status during the transition to adulthood: A factor analysis approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 708-716

  Scharoun Lee, Melissa ^a   Adair, Linda S ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^b   Gordon Larsen, Penny ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Minority groups; Obesity; Social class; Socioeconomic status (SES); US; USA; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; RACIAL DISPARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649129206     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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