Are Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Racial/Ethnic Segregation Associated with Cognitive Functioning in Late Middle Age?
KEY FINDINGS * For persons of lower socioeconomic status, cognitive functioning is enhanced by living in more advantaged neighborhoods. * The poorest residents of impoverished neighborhoods have especially low levels of cognitive functioning compared to their neighbors with more financial assets. *...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of health and social behavior 2011-06, Vol.52 (2), p.162-162 |
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Zusammenfassung: | KEY FINDINGS * For persons of lower socioeconomic status, cognitive functioning is enhanced by living in more advantaged neighborhoods. * The poorest residents of impoverished neighborhoods have especially low levels of cognitive functioning compared to their neighbors with more financial assets. * Among those living in predominantly African-American neighborhoods, residents with limited education exhibit relatively poor cognitive functioning, but highly-educated residents exhibit extremely good cognitive functioning. |
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ISSN: | 0022-1465 2150-6000 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0022146511411423 |