Volume 41 - Article 8 | Pages 197–230  

The health of biracial children in two-parent families in the United States

By Kate Choi, Nancy Reichman

References

Allison, P. (1999). Comparing logit and probit coefficients across groups. Sociological Methods and Research 28(2): 186–208.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Andersen, M. (2015). A rising share of the US black population is foreign born. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.

Bailey, S., Saperstein, A., and Penner, A. (2014). Race, color, and income inequality across the Americas. Demographic Research 31(24): 735–756.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Bany, J.A., Robnett, B., and Feliciano, C. (2014). Gendered black exclusion: The persistence of racial stereotypes among daters. Race and Social Problems 6(3): 201–213.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Berger, N., Van Oyen, E., Cambois, T., Fouweather, C., Jagger, W., Nusselder, J., and Robine, J.-M. (2015). Assessing the validity of the global activity limitation indicator in fourteen European countries. BMC Medical Research Methodology 15(1): 1–8.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Berkman, L. and Mullen, J. (1997). How health behaviors and the social environment contribute to health differences between black and white older Americans. In: Martin, L.G. and Soldo, B.J. (eds.). Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press: 163–182.

Download reference:

Blewett, L.A., Drew, J.A.R., Griffin, R., King, M.L., and Williams, K.C.W. (2016). IPUMS Health Surveys: National Health Interview Survey, Version 6.2 [dataset]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Borrell, L.N. and Dallo, F.J. (2008). Self-rated health and race among Hispanic and non-Hispanic adults. Journal of Immigrant Minority Health 10(3): 229–238.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Bratter, J.L. and Eschbach, K. (2005). What about the couple? Interracial marriage and psychological distress. Social Science Research 35(4): 1025–1047.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Bratter, J.L. and Gorman, B.K. (2011). Does multiracial matter? A study of racial disparities in self-rated health. Demography 28(1): 127–152.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Bratter, J.L. and Whitehead, E. (2018). Ties that bind: Comparing kin support availability of mixed-race and monoracial infants. Journal of Marriage and Family 80(4): 951–962.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Brunsma, D.L. (2006). Public categories, private identities: Exploring regional differences in the biracial experience. Social Science Research 35(3): 555–576.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Campbell, M.E. and Eggerling-Boeck, J. (2006). What about the children? The psychological social wellbeing of multiracial adolescent. Sociological Quarterly 47(1): 147–173.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Chen, E., Martin, A.D., and Matthews, K.A. (2006). Understanding health disparities: The role of race and socioeconomic status in children’s health. American Journal of Public Health 96(4): 702–708.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Chinn, J.J. and Hummer, R.A. (2016). Racial disparities in functional limitations among Hispanic women in the United States. Research on Aging 38(3): 399–423.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Choi, K.H. and Goldberg, R.E. (2018). Fertility of interracial couples. Journal of Marriage and Family 80(4): 871–881.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Collins, J.W. and David, R. (1993). Race and birthweight in biracial children. American Journal of Public Health 83(8): 1125–1129.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Collins, P.H. (2005). Black sexual politics: African Americans, gender, and the new racism. New York: Routledge.

Download reference:

Cornell, S. and Hartmann, D. (2007). Ethnicity and race: Making identities in a changing world. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press.

Download reference:

Cummings, E.M. and Davies, P.T. (1994). Maternal depression and child development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 35(1): 73–112.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Elo, I.T., Mehta, N.K., and Huang, C. (2011). Disability among native-born and foreign-born blacks in the United States. Demography 48(1): 241–265.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Feinberg, E., Silverstein, M., Donahue, S., and Bliss, R. (2011). The impact of race on participation in part C early intervention series. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 32(4): 284–291.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Gans, K.M., Burkholder, G.J., Risica, P.M., and Lasater, T.M. (2003). Baseline fat-related dietary behaviors of white, Hispanic, and black participants in a cholesterol screening and education project in New England. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 103(6): 699–706.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Gee, G.C. and Ford, C.L. (2011). Structural racism and health inequalities: Old issues, new directions. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 8(1): 115–132.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Goldstein, J. and Harknett, K. (2006). Parenting along racial and class lines: Assortative mating patterns of new parents who are married, cohabiting, dating, and no longer romantically involved. Social Forces 85(1): 121–143.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Gullickson, A. (2006). Education and black/white interracial marriage. Demography 43(4): 673–689.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Halfon, N., Houtrow, A., Larson, K., and Newacheck, P.W. (2012). The changing landscape of disability in childhood. The Future of Children 22(1): 13–42.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Herman, M.R. and Campbell, M.E. (2012). I wouldn’t, but you can: Attitudes toward interracial relationships. Social Science Research 41(2): 343–358.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Hudson, C.E. (2008). An integrative review of obesity prevention in African American children. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing 31(4): 147–170.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Hummer, R.A. (1996). Black-white differences in health and mortality: A review and conceptual model. Sociological Quarterly 37(1): 105–125.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Hummer, R.A. and Hamilton, E.R. (2010). Race and ethnicity in fragile families. Future of Children 20(2): 113–131.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Jackson, M.I. (2015). Cumulative inequality in child health and academic achievement. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 56(2): 262–280.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Kalil, A. and Ryan, R.M. (2010). Mothers’ economic conditions and sources of support in fragile families. The Future of Children 20(2): 39–61.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Karlson, K.B., Holm, A., and Breen, R. (2012). Comparing regression coefficients between same-sample nested models using logit and probit: A new method. Sociological Methodology 42(1): 286–313.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Kreider, R. (2000). Interracial marriage: Social connection, marital conflict, and divorce. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., USA, August 12–16, 2000.

Download reference:

Kroeger, R.A. and Williams, K. (2011). Consequences of black exceptionalism? Interracial unions with blacks, depressive symptoms, and relationship satisfaction. The Sociological Quarterly 52(3): 400–420.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Lawrence, E.M., Rogers, R., and Hummer, R.A. (2018). Socioeconomic disparities in child health in the 21st century United States. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Denver, USA, April 26–28, 2018.

Download reference:

Lee, J. and Bean, F.D. (2007). Reinventing the color line immigration and America’s new racial/ethnic divide. Social Forces 86(2): 561–586.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Lichter, D.T. and Qian, Z. (2018). Boundary blurring? Racial identification among the children of interracial couples. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 677(1): 81–94.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Link, B.G. and Phelan, J. (1995). Social conditions as fundamental causes of disease. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 35: 80–94.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Livingston, G. and Brown, A. (2017). Intermarriage in the US 50 years after Loving v. Virginia. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.

Logan, J.R. (2003). How race counts for Hispanic Americans. Albany: Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research.

Download reference:

Manning, W.D. (2015). Cohabitation and child wellbeing. The Future of Children 25(2): 51–66.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Manning, W.D. and Cohen, J. (2012). Premarital cohabitation and marital dissolution: An examination of recent marriages. Journal of Marriage and Family 74(2): 377–387.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Mare, R.D. (1991). Five decades of educational assortative mating. American Sociological Review 56(1): 15–32.

Weblink:
Download reference:

McLanahan, S. (2004). Diverging destinies: How children are faring under the second demographic transition. Demography 41(4): 607–627.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Morgan, P.L., Staff, J., Hillemeier, M.M., Farkas, G., and Maczuga, S. (2013). Racial and ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis from kindergarten to eighth grade. Pediatrics 132(1): 85–93.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Palloni, A. (2006). Reproducing inequalities: Luck, wallets, and the enduring effects of childhood health. Demography 43(4): 587–615.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Park, R. (1928). Human migration and the marginal man. American Journal of Sociology 33(6): 881–893.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Parker, J.D. (2000). Birth weight trends among interracial black and white infants. Epidemiology 11(3): 242–248.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Parker, K., Menasce Horowitz, J., Morin, R., and Lopez, M.H. (2015). Multiracial in America: Proud, diverse, and growing in numbers. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.

Pascoe, E.A. and Smart Richman, L. (2009). Perceived discrimination and health: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin 135(4): 531–554.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Persons, S. (1987). Ethnic studies at Chicago, 1905–45. Champaign: University of Illinois Press.

Download reference:

Pew Research Center (2012). The rise of intermarriage: Rates, characteristics vary by race and gender. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.

Powers, D.A., Frisbie, W.P., Hummer, R.A., Pullum, S.G., and Solis, P. (2006). Race/ethnic differences and age-variation in the effects of birth outcomes on infant mortality in the US. Demographic Research 14(10): 179–216.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Prickett, K.C. and Augustine, J.M. (2016). Maternal education and investments in children’s health. Journal of Marriage and Family 78(1): 7–25.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Qian, Z. and Lichter, D. (2007). Social boundaries and marital assimilation: Interpreting trends in racial and ethnic intermarriage. American Sociological Review 72(1): 68–94.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Raley, R.K. (2001). Increasing fertility in cohabiting unions: Evidence for the second demographic transition in the United States? Demography 38(1): 59–66.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Ramos, B., Jaccard, J., and Guilamos-Ramos, V. (2003). Dual ethnicity and depressive symptoms: Implications of being black and Latino in the United States. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 25(2): 147–173.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Ridell, C.A., Harper, S., and Kaufman, J.S. (2017). Trends in differences in US mortality rates between black and white infants. JAMA Pediatrics 171(9): 911–913.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Root, M. (2001). Love’s revolution: Interracial marriage. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Download reference:

Rosenfeld, M. (2005). A critique of exchange theory in mate selection. American Journal of Sociology 110(5): 1284–1305.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Schmeer, K.K. (2011). The child health disadvantage of parental cohabitation. Journal of Marriage and Family 73(1): 181–193.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Schwartz, C.R. (2013). Trends and variation in assortative mating: Causes and consequences. Annual Review of Sociology 39: 451–470.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Shrivastava, A., Murrin, C., and Kelleher, C.C. (2014). Preschoolers’ parent-rated health disparities are strongly associated with measures of adiposity in the lifeways cohort study children. BMJ Open 4(7): e005328.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Signorello, L.B., Schlundt, D.G., Cohen, S.S., Steinwandel, M.D., Buchowski, M.S., McLaughlin, J.K., Hargreaves, M.K., and Blot, W.J. (2007). Comparing Diabetes prevalence between African Americans and whites of similar socioeconomic status. American Journal of Public Health 97(12): 2260–2267.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Spencer, N.J. and Coe, C. (1996). The development and validation of a measure of parent-reported child health and morbidity: The Warwick child health and morbidity profile. Child: Care, Health, Development 22(6): 367–379.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Srinivasjois, R.M., Shah, S., and Shah, P.S. (2011). Biracial couples and adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecological Scandinavica 91(10): 1134–1146.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Teitler, J.O., Reichman, N.E., Nepomnyaschy, L., and Martinson, M. (2007). A cross-national comparison of racial and ethnic disparities in low birth weight in the United States and England. Pediatrics 120(5): e1182–e1189.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Thompson, O. (2017). Black-white differences in self-rated health, 1972–2015. Economic Letters 154: 69–73.

Weblink:
Download reference:

US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (US HHS) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (2014). The health and well-being of children: A portrait of states and the nation, 2011–2012. Rockville: US Department of Health and Human Services.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Wey, A., Davis, J., Taira Juarez, D., and Sentell, T. (2018). Distinguishing between primary and secondary racial identification in analyses of health disparities of a multiracial population in Hawaii. Ethnicity and Health 23(3): 233–248.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Williams, D.R. and Mohammed, S.A. (2009). Discrimination and racial disparities in health: Evidence and needed research. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 32(1): 20–47.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Zhang, Y. and Van Hook, J. (2009). Marital dissolution among interracial couples. Journal of Marriage and Family 71(1): 95–107.

Weblink:
Download reference:

Back to the article