Is perceived racial privilege associated with health? Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 840-844

  Fujishiro, Kaori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Racial discrimination; Racial privilege; Self rated health status; USA

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60249102351     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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