2017
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1178
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Health Disparities: Are They Regional? A Descriptive Analysis of Older Adults in the United States

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“…For example, racial residential segregation is more prevalent in the Northeast, Midwest, and South [ 17 ], and can constrain access to quality grocery stores with decent food supplies [ 18 ], which can lead to more frequent grocery store visits and greater potential for COVID-19 exposure. Compared to other regions, the South had a higher prevalence of poor health and pre-existing chronic conditions [ 16 , 19 ], which might have increased medical facility visitation and limited physical distancing ability. Moreover, the prevalence of physical activities was particularly low in the South [ 19 ], and places with more health-protective behaviors prior to the pandemic (e.g., greater physical activity) exhibited a greater reduction in movement outside of the home [ 20 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For example, racial residential segregation is more prevalent in the Northeast, Midwest, and South [ 17 ], and can constrain access to quality grocery stores with decent food supplies [ 18 ], which can lead to more frequent grocery store visits and greater potential for COVID-19 exposure. Compared to other regions, the South had a higher prevalence of poor health and pre-existing chronic conditions [ 16 , 19 ], which might have increased medical facility visitation and limited physical distancing ability. Moreover, the prevalence of physical activities was particularly low in the South [ 19 ], and places with more health-protective behaviors prior to the pandemic (e.g., greater physical activity) exhibited a greater reduction in movement outside of the home [ 20 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Compared to other regions, the South had a higher prevalence of poor health and pre-existing chronic conditions [ 16 , 19 ], which might have increased medical facility visitation and limited physical distancing ability. Moreover, the prevalence of physical activities was particularly low in the South [ 19 ], and places with more health-protective behaviors prior to the pandemic (e.g., greater physical activity) exhibited a greater reduction in movement outside of the home [ 20 ]. The South also has higher poverty rates compared to other regions [ 21 ], and socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with physical distancing [ 22 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We included marital and health status in analytic models to ensure that our estimate of age differences in support need was generalizable to the population and not restricted to marital and health status subgroups. Because socioeconomic disparities in the United States are known to be regional, such that the South is the poorest region (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2014) and has the worst health overall (Minahan, Valdivieso, Johnson, & Baker, 2017), we included region as a covariate to ensure that our findings were broadly generalizable.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are many reasons to believe that physical distancing may be structurally constrained by region. For example, compared to other regions, the South had a higher prevalence of poor health and pre - existing chronic conditions (16, 17), which might have increased medical facility visitation and limited physical distancing ability. Moreover, the prevalence of physical activities was particularly low in the South (17), and places with more health-protective behaviors prior to the pandemic (e.g., greater physical activity) exhibited a greater reduction in movement outside of the home (18).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, compared to other regions, the South had a higher prevalence of poor health and pre - existing chronic conditions (16, 17), which might have increased medical facility visitation and limited physical distancing ability. Moreover, the prevalence of physical activities was particularly low in the South (17), and places with more health-protective behaviors prior to the pandemic (e.g., greater physical activity) exhibited a greater reduction in movement outside of the home (18). The South also has higher poverty rates compared to other regions (19), and socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with physical distancing (20).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%