Topic > Race and Health Coverage - 1223

Throughout United States history, race has been known to typically influence how an individual will benefit from or thrive within American society. It is well known that people thrive in the United States in many ways, but this notion is a misconception. What some individuals may not know is that race or ethnicity usually has a negative or positive impact on an individual or group. There has long been racial discrimination or limitation against many ethnic individuals who are not white. We must consider that most people in positions of authority are of Caucasian origin; I'm not saying everyone is discriminatory, but it seems like this nation was designed to benefit Caucasian affiliates. Well, if we look at the high rates of poverty, incarceration, government assistance, ethnic groups in America dominate in every category I just listed and many others. Ethnic groups apparently tend to do poorly in negative connotative categories or classifications related to social economic status. Typically, we see Hispanics and African Americans often labeled as the highest margin in these statistical data analyzes regarding unfavorable implications. To be more specific, Hispanics and African Americans are drastically leaders in healthcare deficiencies in America. These two groups do not have adequate insurance or no insurance at all. This is why there is a significant amount of physical health complications and disease-related deaths among these two ethnic groups. Where whites follow impressively. I believe that Hispanics and African Americans are mentioned considerably in these perspectives due to their low socioeconomic status in society. Both populations on average work low-wage jobs or are u... halfway... right. Not only that, I had fun experimenting with the various functions that SPSS can perform. There is much more to understand and I will take the initiative to become more familiar with SPSS.Works CitedReferences/CitationsBurger, AE (2011). Disparities in seasonal influenza vaccination among non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics in the United States, 2000–2009. (Order No. 1503397, Utah State University). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 84. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/914706526?accountid=9840. (914706526). Garrett, P. W., Roberto-Forero, Dickson, H. G., & Whelan, A. K. (2008). Communication and health complexity in people with little or no English: The communication complexity score. Ethnicity and Health, 13(3), 203-217. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557850701837328