A Comparison of Religiosity Between European-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans

2006 ◽  
pp. 83-104
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
European Americans

Voting Rights, Election Administration, and Turnout for Racial Minorities

2020 ◽  
pp. 91-110
Author(s):  
Michael Ritter
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Election Administration ◽  
Midterm Elections ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Over Time

Race and ethnicity group identity also shape participation in politics, with non-Hispanics whites being the most likely to vote in U.S. elections over time. Can accessible elections shrink turnout inequality between non-Hispanic whites and racial/ethnic minorities (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans)? Chapter 6 empirically evaluates the impact of convenience voting laws and election administration on the change in the probably of voting in midterm and presidential elections comparing across racial subgroups. The results show that same day registration boosts turnout among non-Hispanics whites, as well as Asian Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans, in presidential and midterm elections. Early in-person voting especially advantages blacks and Hispanics in midterm elections, while absentee/mail voting is found to have similar effects for Asian Americans. Both non-Hispanic whites and racial and ethnic minorities benefit from quality state election administration.

Ammons Quick Test Validity among Randomly Selected Referrals

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 823-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert John Zagar ◽  
Joseph W. Kovach ◽  
Kenneth G. Busch ◽  
Michael D. Zablocki ◽  
William Osnowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Test Validity ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Auditory Information ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Quick Test ◽  
Wide Range

After selection using a random number table, from volunteer referrals, 89 Youth (61 boys, 28 girls; 48 African Americans, 2 Asian Americans, 27 Euro-Americans, 12 Hispanic Americans), and 147 Adults (107 men, 40 women; 11 African Americans, 6 Asian Americans, 124 Euro-Americans, 6 Hispanic Americans) were administered the Amnions Quick Test (QT). Means, confidence intervals, standard deviations, and Pearson product-moment correlations among tests were computed. The Amnions QT was moderately to strongly and significantly correlated statistically with: the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-3b (PPVT-3b); the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-2 Parent/Teacher Form; the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-4) or the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-4); and the Wide Range Achievement Test-Fourth Edition (WRAT-4) Blue and Green Forms. After 51 years, the original norms for the Amnions QT remain valid measures of receptive vocabulary, verbal intelligence, and auditory information processing useful to clinicians.

scholarly journals Using Prediction-Models to Reduce Persistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Draft 2020 USPSTF Lung-Cancer Screening Guidelines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Landy ◽  
Corey D Young ◽  
Martin Skarzynski ◽  
Li C Cheung ◽  
Christine D Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Abstract We examined whether draft 2020 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung-cancer screening recommendations “partially ameliorate racial disparities in screening eligibility” compared to 2013 guidelines, as claimed. Using data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey, USPSTF-2020 increased eligibility by similar proportions for minorities (97.1%) and Whites (78.3%). Contrary to the intent of USPSTF-2020, the relative disparity (differences in percentages of model-estimated gainable life-years from National Lung Screening Trial-like screening by eligible Whites vs minorities) actually increased from USPSTF-2013 to USPSTF-2020 (African Americans: 48.3%–33.4%=15.0% to 64.5%–48.5%=16.0%; Asian Americans: 48.3%–35.6%=12.7% to 64.5%–45.2%=19.3%; Hispanic Americans: 48.3%–24.8%=23.5% to 64.5%–37.0%=27.5%). However, augmenting USPSTF-2020 with high-benefit individuals selected by the Life-Years From Screening with Computed Tomography (LYFS-CT) model nearly eliminated disparities for African Americans (76.8%–75.5%=1.2%), and improved screening efficiency for Asian/Hispanic Americans, although disparities were reduced only slightly (Hispanic Americans) or unchanged (Asian Americans). Draft USPSTF-2020 guidelines increased the number of eligible minorities versus USPSTF-2013 but may inadvertently increase racial/ethnic disparities. LYFS-CT could reduce disparities in screening eligibility by identifying ineligible people with high predicted benefit, regardless of race/ethnicity.

scholarly journals Is percentage body fat differentially related to body mass index in Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and European Americans?

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
José R Fernández ◽  
Moonseong Heo ◽  
Steven B Heymsfield ◽  
Richard N Pierson ◽  
F Xavier Pi-Sunyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Percentage Body Fat ◽  
European Americans
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