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The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Participation in Care Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Jacqueline C. Wiltshire, PhD, MPH

Florida A & M University, Tallahassee

Velma Roberts, PhD, MS, MBA

Florida A & M University, Tallahassee

Roger Brown, PhD

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gloria E. Sarto, PhD, MD

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Objective: This study assesses the effects of socioeconomic status (education and poverty) on seeking health information and subsequent use of this information during the medical encounter. Method: Data on 19,944 adults (aged 45 and older) were drawn from the 2000-2001 Household Component of the Community Tracking Study, a nationally representative survey of non-institutionalized individuals. Results: Higher levels of education were associated with a greater likelihood of seeking health information and mentioning information to physicians. The poor and near poor were less likely to seek health information, but only the near poor were significantly less likely to mention information to the physician. Discussion: These findings underscore the importance of education in the acquisition and use of health information among middle-aged and older adults.

Key Words: participation in care • information seeking • medical encounter • socioeconomic status

This version was published on April 1, 2009

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 21, No. 2, 314-335 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308329000
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