EARLY-LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN COGNITION AMONG US OLDER ADULTS
Zhuoer Lin, Justin Ye, Heather Allore, Thomas Gill, Xi Chen · 2023
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Zhuoer Lin, Justin Ye, Heather Allore, Thomas Gill, and Xi Chen report a study from two thousand twenty-three on how childhood circumstances shape racial gaps in later-life cognition. Black and White older Americans differ markedly in cognitive scores and impairment rates. Most research looks at mid-life and late-life risks, leaving early life underexplored.
Using health survey data on about nine thousand adults aged fifty and older, the team decomposed the gaps by early-life factors. Less favorable childhood conditions explained up to about sixty-two percent of the score gap and eighty-one percent of the impairment gap. Schooling mattered most: years of education and school segregation each accounted for large shares. Birthplace and residence added more. Childhood trauma and health contributed less, the authors note.
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| CREATOR | Zhuoer Lin, Justin Ye, Heather Allore, Thomas Gill, Xi Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |