recommendations and to public health implications of dietary needs in “infer different social (Deonandan, et al., 2000). strata” One relationship explored in this research is the correlation between SES and health behavior. Health behavior has been cited as the major determinant of “often premature and preventable morbidity and the relationship to mortality”; however, SES is less well understood. studies have shown that people who have low SES are more likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle, to be overweight, and to “significantly leading to a prominent hypothesis that states that increased smoke cigarettes”, mortality risk associated with low income and low levels of education is due in large part to a higher prevalence of health risk behaviors among people who have low SES (Lantz, et al., 1998, p. 1703). The relationship between SES and health status has been established as one with strong associations. It is the principal relationship being explored in this research study, with health behavior as an intermediate. A demographic term which takes into consideration the combination of social and economic et al., 2008, p.620). The variables chosen for this factors” (McKenzie study include: education, home ownership, neighborhood happiness and neighborhood safety. The two most common measurements of socio-economic status are education and income (Braveman, Cubbin, Marchi, Egerter and Chavez, 2001, p. 449). Ross and Mirowsky (2008) assert that socio-economic status has three core elements: employment and work, and economic well-being” “education, (p.165). Because income levels were not measured in the community needs assessment survey, a composite measure of SES was used including the variables, education, home
recommendations and to “infer public health implications of dietary needs in different social strata” (Deonandan, et al., 2000). One relationship explored in this research is the correlation between SES and health behavior. Health behavior has “often been cited as the major determinant of premature and preventable morbidity and mortality”; however, the relationship to SES is less well understood. studies have shown that people who have low SES are “significantly more likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle, to be overweight, and to smoke cigarettes”, leading to a prominent hypothesis that states that increased mortality risk associated with low income and low levels of education is due in large part to a higher prevalence of health risk behaviors among people who have low SES (Lantz, et al., 1998, p. 1703). The relationship between SES and health status has been established as one with strong associations. It is the principal relationship being explored in this research study, with health behavior as an intermediate. A demographic term which takes into consideration the combination of social and economic factors” (McKenzie et al., 2008, p.620). The variables chosen for this study include: education, home ownership, neighborhood happiness and neighborhood safety. The two most common measurements of socio-economic status are education and income (Braveman, Cubbin, Marchi, Egerter and Chavez, 2001, p. 449). Ross and Mirowsky (2008) assert that socio-economic status has three core elements: “education, employment and work, and economic well-being” (p.165). Because income levels were not measured in the community needs assessment survey, a composite measure of SES was used including the variables, education, home
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