College affirmative action bans and smoking and alcohol use among underrepresented minority adolescents in the United States: A difference-in-differences study.

College affirmative action bans and smoking and alcohol use among underrepresented minority adolescents in the United States: A difference-in-differences study.

<h4>Background</h4>College affirmative action programs seek to expand socioeconomic opportunities for underrepresented minorities. Between 1996 and 2013, 9 US states-including California, Texas, and Michigan-banned race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Because economic opp...

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Main Authors: Atheendar S Venkataramani, Erin Cook, Rourke L O'Brien, Ichiro Kawachi, Anupam B Jena, Alexander C Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002821

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002821

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