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Title: Comparing Veteran and Non-veteran Racial Disparities in Mid-life Health and Well-being
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Rackin, Heather M. |
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Comparing Veteran and Non-veteran Racial Disparities in Mid-life Health and Well-being Population Research and Policy Review 36,3 (June 2017): 331-356. Also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11113-016-9419-8 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): CESD (Depression Scale); Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Racial Differences; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (see Self-Esteem); Self-Esteem; Veterans; Well-Being Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 data on mid-life physical health, mental health, and self-esteem, I examine inter- and intra-racial disparities in health and well-being among veteran and non-veteran men (N = 2440). After controlling for selectivity into the military via propensity weighting, I find that black veterans have higher self-esteem than white veterans and comparable black non-veterans, but white veterans have similar mid-life self-esteem as their non-veteran counterparts. I find no evidence of disparities in health for depressive symptoms and self-rated health after taking selection into military service into account. The results suggest that aspects of military service may increase blacks' self-esteem, possibly due to less discrimination and more opportunity. |
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Rackin, Heather M. "Comparing Veteran and Non-veteran Racial Disparities in Mid-life Health and Well-being." Population Research and Policy Review 36,3 (June 2017): 331-356.
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