2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.100346
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Air quality and life expectancy in the United States: An analysis of the moderating effect of income inequality

Abstract: Although studies have shown that air pollution can be devastating to population health, little is known about the health implications of the intersection of air pollution and income inequality. We investigate if air pollution is especially detrimental to the health of US state populations characterized by more inequitable distributions of income. In other words, are the populations of states with higher levels of income inequality especially vulnerable to similar levels of air pollution? We use two-way fixed-e… Show more

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“…It is important to note that while this study focused on outcomes typically examined in caregiver research, they may not be ideal for detecting neighborhood effects. Much of the literature on neighborhood effects focuses on physical health outcomes or proxies for physical health effects, such as exposure to air pollution (Hajat et al, 2015; Hill et al, 2019), unequal access to healthy food (Hilmers et al, 2012), lower cancer screening rates (Wong, 2015), increased cardiovascular risk factors (Allen et al, 2011), and preventable hospitalizations (Parchman & Culler, 1999). Thus, future research in this area may benefit from expanding the range of outcomes to include physical health of the caregiver and institutionalization, health care utilization (e.g., emergency room visits), and mortality of the care recipient.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It is important to note that while this study focused on outcomes typically examined in caregiver research, they may not be ideal for detecting neighborhood effects. Much of the literature on neighborhood effects focuses on physical health outcomes or proxies for physical health effects, such as exposure to air pollution (Hajat et al, 2015; Hill et al, 2019), unequal access to healthy food (Hilmers et al, 2012), lower cancer screening rates (Wong, 2015), increased cardiovascular risk factors (Allen et al, 2011), and preventable hospitalizations (Parchman & Culler, 1999). Thus, future research in this area may benefit from expanding the range of outcomes to include physical health of the caregiver and institutionalization, health care utilization (e.g., emergency room visits), and mortality of the care recipient.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…EJAs are defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) as any census tract where at least 20% of the population lives in poverty and/or 30% or more of the population is minority (PADEP, www.dep.pa.gov). These areas represent disadvantaged communities which often face greater likelihood of exposure to air pollution (Hajat, Hsia, & O’Neill, 2015; Hill, Jorgenson, Ore, Balistreri, & Clark, 2019), unequal access to healthy food (A. Hilmers, D. C. Hilmers, & Dave, 2012), and experience socioeconomic factors which may modify health effects by influencing individual vulnerability (White, Haas, & Williams, 2012).…”
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“…Generalized additive regression models are predictive models that allow modeling nonlinear relationships between a set of predictors and a variable response. Their use is widespread in many scientific fields, such as ecology [48] or epidemiology [49], because they are highly interpretable models that allow quantifying the effect of each value of each explanation on the response, addressing one of the limitations of linear multivariate regression models that assumes an effect proportional to the value of the adjusted coefficient.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The adverse effect of such terrible air quality has already been noticed over Dhaka, since the cardiac diseases are noted to be increased in the city [109]. The shortening of life expectancy caused by the hazardous air quality has been reported throughout the world [110][111][112][113][114]. In Bangladesh, more than 80 million population are young aged [82]; hence, there is very high chance that majority of the peoples in Bangladesh got affected by different diseases caused directly or indirectly by air pollution.…”
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confidence: 99%