Cumulative Inequality and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight: Differences by Early Life SES

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dc.contributor.advisorKimbro, Rachel Ten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGorman, Bridget Ken_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBratter, Jeniferen_US
dc.creatorFreeman Cenegy, Lauraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-15T21:54:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-01-15T21:54:24Zen_US
dc.date.created2014-12en_US
dc.date.issued2015-04-15en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2014en_US
dc.date.updated2016-01-15T21:54:25Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe current study applies Cumulative Inequality theory to investigate whether differences in black, white, and Hispanics mothers’ early life socioeconomic status (SES) account for disparities in infants’ risk of low birthweight (LBW). This study uses three-generation linked data that come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (1979-1995) and the NLSY Young Adult sample (1994-2010) and contain information on the mothers and grandmothers of 2,332 singleton infants. Controlling for mothers’ health and adult SES, I assess the unique association between childhood low SES, in terms of both cumulative economic hardship (i.e., household poverty status from ages 0 to 14) and social status (i.e., grandmothers’ education and marital status), and LBW probability. I also examine differences in LBW probability between black, white, and Hispanic women from similar childhood socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, results indicate that childhood socioeconomic factors do not account for race/ethnic disparities in LBW. Rather, childhood low SES increases the probability of LBW for whites but is not significantly predictive of LBW for blacks or Hispanics. In fact, pairwise comparisons indicate the greatest LBW disparities exist between black and white women who experienced the least socioeconomic disadvantage during early life.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationFreeman Cenegy, Laura. "Cumulative Inequality and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight: Differences by Early Life SES." (2015) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87875">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87875</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/87875en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectbirthweighten_US
dc.subjectlow birthweighten_US
dc.subjectLBWen_US
dc.subjectraceen_US
dc.subjectethnicityen_US
dc.subjecthealth disparitiesen_US
dc.subjectcumulative inequalityen_US
dc.subjectlife courseen_US
dc.subjectearly lifeen_US
dc.subjectchildhooden_US
dc.subjectsocioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subjectSESen_US
dc.titleCumulative Inequality and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight: Differences by Early Life SESen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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