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April 24, 2026American Journal of Epidemiology

Intergenerational Socioeconomic Mobility and Adulthood All-Cause Mortality in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

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AWAdam WhalenWMWenyan MaPFPaola Filigrana

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Investigates socioeconomic mobility's effect on mortality in Hispanic adults, suggesting critical health implications.

Key Points

  • To explore the relationship between intergenerational socioeconomic mobility and all-cause mortality among US Hispanic adults aged 25–74.
  • Measured childhood socioeconomic position via parental education and adulthood position using a 5-indicator index.
  • Created a 4-group socioeconomic mobility measure: enduring adversity, downward mobility, upward mobility, and enduring advantage.
  • Applied Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for confounders to assess mortality risk.
  • Downward mobility showed a significant association with increased mortality risk (HR = 1.74).
  • Enduring adversity also linked to higher mortality risk (HR = 1.44).
  • Adjustment for adulthood SEP confounders reduced the association to non-significance.

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Whalen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0ac4553a5433e34b4c82https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwag086
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