Social mobility and hypertension among blacks

C L Broman

doi:10.1007/BF00846546

Social mobility and hypertension among blacks

J Behav Med. 1989 Apr;12(2):123-34. doi: 10.1007/BF00846546.

Author

C L Broman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1111.

PMID: 2788221
DOI: 10.1007/BF00846546

Abstract

This paper considers the role of social mobility to hypertension among blacks. Using a nationally representative sample of the adult black population, this research finds no effects of intergenerational socioeconomic mobility. Minimal effects are found for geographic mobility; geographic moves bears a small positive relationship to hypertension. The implications for a theory of mobility effects on black health are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Black or African American / psychology*
Career Mobility*
Coronary Disease / psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Hypertension / psychology*
Male
Michigan
Population Dynamics
Risk Factors
Social Class*
Socioeconomic Factors