Racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between wealth and health across young adulthood

Sicong Sun; Hedwig Lee; Darrell L Hudson

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101313

Racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between wealth and health across young adulthood

SSM Popul Health. 2022 Dec 20:21:101313. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101313. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Sicong Sun¹, Hedwig Lee², Darrell L Hudson³

Affiliations

¹ School of Social Welfare, The University of Kansas, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA.
² Department of Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, 417 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
³ Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.

Abstract

•Wealth attenuated racial differences in self-rated health during young adulthood.•Wealth had consistent incremental effect on health among White & Hispanic Americans.•For Black Americans, wealth was protective of health in the highest wealth quartile.•Individual wealth, not parental wealth was associated with health among Hispanics.

Keywords: Race, Wealth, Racial health disparities; Social determinants of health; Socioeconomic status; Young adults.

Grants and funding

P2C HD065563/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States