@article{f0f97ebf2c4e4b26841f5ec026ef5497,
title = "Heterogeneous Relationships between Labor Income and Health by Race/Ethnicity",
abstract = "Objective: To examine the race-stratified relationships between labor income and health among working-age adults in the United States. Data Sources: Data from eight waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics from 1999 through 2013 were used for this study. Study Design: The study utilized a retrospective observational longitudinal design with repeated measures of labor income and health measures. System-generalized method of moment and heteroscedasticity-based instrument regressions were used to examine the relationships between labor income and physical and mental health measures, respectively. Dynamic panel models were used to examine the effect of loss in income on health measures. Data Collection/Extraction Methods: We performed secondary data analysis. Principal Findings: Adults in higher labor income quartiles had better self-rated health than those in the lowest quartile regardless of racial group. The relationship between labor income and psychological distress varied by race groups. Reductions in labor income were associated with increases in psychological distress among whites only. Conclusion: These findings suggest heterogeneous relationships between labor income and overall health across racial groups. Our results highlight the need to provide safety nets for adults who experience a decline in income to prevent deterioration in health.",
keywords = "Racial/ethnic differences in health, labor income and health economics",
author = "Meraya, {Abdulkarim M.} and Nilanjana Dwibedi and Kim Innes and Sophie Mitra and Xi Tan and Usha Sambamoorthi",
note = "Funding Information: supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Funding Information: Joint Acknowledgment/Disclosure Statement: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54GM104942. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. This research was also supported in part by Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. The statement at 3.v applies to both sponsors. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission did not support directly this research. Abdulkarim M. Meraya as a student in West Virginia University was supported and covered by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. Disclosures: None. Disclaimer: None. Funding Information: Institutes of Health under Award Number U54GM104942. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. This research was also supported in part by Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. The statement at 3.v applies to both sponsors. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission did not support directly this research. Abdulkarim M. Meraya as a student in West Virginia University was supported and covered by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. Disclosures: None. Disclaimer: None. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Health Research and Educational Trust",
year = "2018",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1111/1475-6773.12802",
language = "English",
volume = "53",
pages = "2910--2931",
journal = "Health Services Research",
issn = "0017-9124",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
}