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Neighborhood intergenerational mobility and population health inequality: Spatial dependency and heterogeneity
Ning Xiong1, Yehua Dennis Wei1, Yu Wang1
1School of Environment, Society and Sustainability, University of Utah, 260 S Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Health & Place
|February 22, 2025
Summary
Neighborhood intergenerational mobility (IM) positively impacts population health. Disadvantaged areas with lower IM benefit most, especially when surrounded by similar neighborhoods, highlighting the need for targeted health equity resources.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Geographic Information Science
Background:
- Health inequity is a major social injustice with significant policy implications.
- Understanding neighborhood context is crucial for addressing widening health disparities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the role of neighborhood intergenerational mobility (IM) in shaping population health.
- To investigate how spatial dependency and heterogeneity moderate the relationship between IM and health outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of over 69,000 census tracts in the contiguous United States.
- Application of spatially-lagged regression models to assess neighborhood IM's impact on health status.
- Examination of moderating effects of surrounding neighborhood IM and environmental conditions.
Main Results:
- Neighborhood intergenerational mobility (IM) is positively associated with population health status.
- The positive association between IM and health is weaker in areas surrounded by high-IM neighborhoods.
- The association strengthens in disadvantaged neighborhoods and weakens in more advantaged environments.
Conclusions:
- Neighborhood context, particularly IM, plays a critical role in health outcomes.
- Policymakers should prioritize resources for disadvantaged neighborhoods with low IM to reduce health disparities.
- Geographic approaches are valuable for understanding and mitigating health inequities.
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