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Ethnic inequalities in health in later life, 1993-2017: the persistence of health disadvantage over more than two decades

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posted on 2023-06-12, 08:06 authored by Sarah Stopforth, Dharmi Kapadia, James Nazroo, Laia Becares
Ethnic inequalities in health and wellbeing across the early and mid-lifecourse have been well-documented in the United Kingdom. What is less known is the prevalence and persistence of ethnic inequalities in health in later life. There is a large empirical gap focusing on older ethnic minority people in ethnicity and ageing research. In this paper, we take a novel approach to address data limitations by harmonising six nationally representative social survey datasets that span more than two decades. We investigate ethnic inequalities in health in later life, and we examine the effects of socio-economic position and racial discrimination in explaining health inequalities. The central finding is the persistence of stark and significant ethnic inequalities in limiting long-term illness and self-rated health between 1993 and 2017. These inequalities tend to be greater in older ages, and are partially explained by contemporaneous measures of socio-economic position, racism, and discrimination. Future data collection endeavours must better represent older ethnic minority populations and enable more detailed analyses of the accumulation of socio-economic disadvantage and exposure to racism over the lifecourse, and its effects on poorer health outcomes in later life.

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Ageing and Society

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0144-686X

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Cambridge University Press

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1-29

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  • Social Work and Social Care Publications

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2021-09-24

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2021-09-24

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2021-09-23

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