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The impact of public housing on social networks: A natural experiment

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  • Pollack, C.E.
  • Green Jr., H.D.
  • Kennedy, D.P.
  • Griffin, B.A.
  • Kennedy-Hendricks, A.
  • Burkhauser, S.
  • Schwartz, H.

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Objectives. We assessed whether 2 types of public housing-scattered among market-rate housing developments or clustered in small public housing projects-were associated with the perceived health and health behaviors of residents' social networks. Methods. Leveraging a natural experiment in Montgomery County, Maryland, in which residents were randomly assigned to different types of public housing, we surveyed 453 heads of household in 2011. We asked residents about their own health as well as the perceived health of their network members, including their neighbors. Results. Residents in scattered-site public housing perceived that their neighbors were more likely to exercise than residents of clustered public housing (24.7% of network members vs 14.0%; P

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  • Pollack, C.E. & Green Jr., H.D. & Kennedy, D.P. & Griffin, B.A. & Kennedy-Hendricks, A. & Burkhauser, S. & Schwartz, H., 2014. "The impact of public housing on social networks: A natural experiment," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(9), pages 1642-1649.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301949_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301949
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    1. Viniece Jennings & April Karen Baptiste & Na’Taki Osborne Jelks & Renée Skeete, 2017. "Urban Green Space and the Pursuit of Health Equity in Parts of the United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-17, November.

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