Background The purpose of this study is to test whether the predictive power an individual's self-rated health (SRH) on subsequent mortality risk differs by socioeconomic status (SES) in United States. Methods We use National Health Interview Survey 1986–94 linked Multiple Cause Death Files 1986–97 (NHIS–MCD). Analyses are based non-Hispanic Black and White adults 25 older (n = 358 388). Cox proportional hazard models used estimate effect SRH during follow-up. Interactions level education...

General self-rated health (SRH) is widely used to study trends and inequalities in population health. Recently, there has been an increased interest understanding the measurement properties of SRH. This evaluated for first time test-retest reliability SRH among US adults. Analyses were based on a nationally representative sample 9,235 adults interviewed 2005–2008 National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Respondents reported 2 occasions (about 1 month apart). Kappa statistics,...

Policy Points Changes in US state policies since the 1970s, particularly after 2010, have played an important role stagnation and recent decline life expectancy. Some appear to be key levers for improving expectancy, such as on tobacco, labor, immigration, civil rights, environment. expectancy is estimated 2.8 years longer among women 2.1 men if all states enjoyed health advantages of with more liberal policies, which would put par other high‐income countries. Context Life United States has...

There is wide variation in population-level pain prevalence estimates studies of survey data around the world. The role country-level social, economic, and political contextual factors explaining this has not been adequately examined. We estimated unspecified adults aged 25+ years across 52 countries using from World Health Survey 2002 to 2004. Combining sources estimating multilevel regressions, we compared explored which explain cross-country variations prevalence, accounting for...

Abstract Determining long-term trends in chronic pain prevalence is critical for evaluating and shaping U.S. health policies, but little research has examined such trends. This study (1) provides estimates of among adults across major population groups; (2) tests whether sociodemographic disparities have widened or narrowed over time; (3) examines socioeconomic, behavioral, psychological, medical correlates Regression decomposition analyses joint, low back, neck, facial/jaw pain,...

BACKGROUND Cancer presents a substantial hardship for patients and their families in multiple domains beyond health survival. Relatively little is known about the economic impact of cancer. The authors present estimates aggregate effects cancer diagnosis on employment income prospective, nationally representative sample US adults. METHODS used data from 1990 through 2009 waves Panel Study Income Dynamics, representative, population‐based observational study with high‐quality individual...

Demographic risk factors for multimorbidity have been identified in numerous population-based studies of older adults; however, there is less data on younger populations, despite the fact that approximately 24% US adults age 18+ multimorbidity. Understanding earlier life course critical because increased likelihood long-term disability and loss productivity associated with chronic disease progression.To examine associations education race/ethnicity mutimorbidity among aged 30-64 using...

Race-based and other demographic information on COVID-19 patients is not being collected consistently across provinces in Canada. Therefore, whether the burden of falling disproportionately shoulders particular groups relatively unknown. In this article, we first provide an overview available geographic data related to COVID-19. We then make creative use these existing fill vacuum identify key risk factors for Canada's health regions. Drawing counts tabular census data, examine association...

Abstract Previous literature on race/ethnicity and pain has rarely included all major US racial groups or examined the sensitivity of findings to different operationalizations. Using data from 2010 2018 National Health Interview Surveys adults 18 years older (N = 273,972), we calculated weighted prevalence 6 definitions provide a detailed description chronic in White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, multiracial groups. We also estimated modified Poisson models obtain relative...

Chronic pain is a common, costly, and consequential health problem. However, despite some important analytic contributions, sociological research on has not yet coalesced into unified subfield. We present three interrelated bodies of evidence illustrative new empirical findings using 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey data argue that should have central role in investigations health. Specifically, we contend (1) sensitive barometer population well-being, (2) emblematic many...

This study estimates the prevalence of prescription opioid use (POU) in United States (US) 2019–2020, both general population and specifically among adults with pain. It also identifies key geographic, demographic, socioeconomic correlates POU. Data were from nationally-representative National Health Interview Survey 2019 2020 (N = 52,617). We estimated POU prior 12 months all (18+), chronic pain (CP), high-impact (HICP). Modified Poisson regression models patterns across covariates. found...

To elucidate why the inverse association between education level and mortality risk (the gradient) has increased markedly among White women since mid-1980s, we identified causes of death for which gradient increased.We used data from 1986 to 2006 National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality File on non-Hispanic aged 45 84 years (n = 230 692). We examined trends in by cause across 4 time periods levels using age-standardized rates.During 2002, growing all-cause reflected increasing...

Over the past half century gap in mortality across education levels has grown United States, and since mid-1980s, growth been especially pronounced among white women. The reasons for women are unclear. We investigated three explanations-social-psychological factors, economic circumstances, health behaviors-for widening from 1997 to 2006 aged 45 84 years using data National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality File (N = 46,744; 4,053 deaths). Little support was found social-psychological...

Inequalities in women's mortality between U.S. states are large and growing. It is unknown whether they reflect differences their population characteristics, contextual or both. This study systematically examines the inequalities using a multilevel approach. focuses on "fundamental" social determinants of at individual state levels as potential explanations. We analyze data from 2013 public-use National Longitudinal Mortality Study women aged 45–89 years estimate logistic regression models....

To examine how disparities in adult disability by educational attainment vary across US states.We used the nationally representative data of more than 6 million adults aged 45 to 89 years 2010-2014 American Community Survey. We defined as difficulty with activities daily living. categorized education low (less high school), mid (high school or some college), (bachelor's higher). estimated age-standardized prevalence and state. assessed whether variation states occurs primarily among...