An Area-based Median Household (or Family) Income as a Measure of Neighborhood Affluence-Deprivation Continuum within US Cities: Comparisons of Selected Area-based Measures

<b>Background</b>: In the United States (US), the area-based measure of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics used in health research varies considerably from one study to another. However, it is unclear whether different area-based measures capture the same or different dimension o...

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Main Author: Masayoshi Oka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2015-06-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol32/54/