The impact of public housing on social networks: A natural experiment

C.E. Pollack, H.D. Green , D.P. Kennedy, B.A. Griffin, A. Kennedy-Hendricks, S. Burkhauser and H. Schwartz

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 9, 1642-1649

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed whether 2 types of public housing-scattered among market-rate housing developments or clustered in small public housing projects-were associated with the perceived health and health behaviors of residents' social networks. Methods. Leveraging a natural experiment in Montgomery County, Maryland, in which residents were randomly assigned to different types of public housing, we surveyed 453 heads of household in 2011. We asked residents about their own health as well as the perceived health of their network members, including their neighbors. Results. Residents in scattered-site public housing perceived that their neighbors were more likely to exercise than residents of clustered public housing (24.7% of network members vs 14.0%; P

Keywords: adult; article; depression; diet; exercise; female; health behavior; health status; housing; human; male; middle aged; randomization; smoking; social support; socioeconomics; statistics; United States, Adult; Depression; Diet; Exercise; Female; Health Behavior; Health Status; Humans; Male; Maryland; Middle Aged; Public Housing; Random Allocation; Smoking; Social Support; Socioeconomic Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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