Abstract
While living with co-ethnics benefits minorities’ health, the so-called ethnic density effect, little is known about the mechanisms through which neighborhood ethnic density influences self-rated health. We examine two pathways, namely neighborhood social capital and health behaviors, with a 2010 survey collected in Philadelphia (2297 blacks and 492 Hispanics). The mediation analysis indicates that (1) living with co-ethnics is beneficial to both blacks’ and Hispanics’ self-rated health, (2) neighborhood social capital and health behaviors mediate almost 15% of the ethnic density effect for blacks, and (3) the two mechanisms do not explain why living with co-ethnics improves Hispanics’ health.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-202 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Health and Place |
Volume | 53 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethnic density
- Health behaviors
- Philadelphia
- Self-rated health
- Social capital
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Life-span and Life-course Studies