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

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dc.contributor.advisorKimbro, Rachel T
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGorman, Bridget K
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBratter, Jenifer
dc.creatorFreeman Cenegy, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-15T21:54:24Z
dc.date.available2016-01-15T21:54:24Z
dc.date.created2014-12
dc.date.issued2015-04-15
dc.date.submittedDecember 2014
dc.date.updated2016-01-15T21:54:25Z
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.
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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>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/87875
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectbirthweight
dc.subjectlow birthweight
dc.subjectLBW
dc.subjectrace
dc.subjectethnicity
dc.subjecthealth disparities
dc.subjectcumulative inequality
dc.subjectlife course
dc.subjectearly life
dc.subjectchildhood
dc.subjectsocioeconomic status
dc.subjectSES
dc.titleCumulative Inequality and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight: Differences by Early Life SES
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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