‘Home is where the health is’: Housing quality and adult health outcomes in the Survey of Income and Program Participation

• Published in: Preventive medicine Vol. 132; p. 105990
• Main Authors: Boch, Samantha J., Taylor, Danielle M., Danielson, Melissa L., Chisolm, Deena J., Kelleher, Kelly J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Family Characteristics; Female; Health Status; Home; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; House quality; Housing - standards; Housing - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neighborhood; Outcome Assessment, Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Utilization; United States; Utilization; Health status; House quality; Home; Neighborhood

Nearly a quarter of the homes in the United States were considered unhealthy or inadequate, but whether these housing characteristics have direct effects on health or whether they are driven by other contextual housing and neighborhood characteristics remains unclear. The purpose of this study was t...