Occupational Prestige in the Health Care Delivery System

Benigno E. Aguirre; Fredric D. Wolinsky; John Niederauer; Verna Keith; Lih-Jiuan Fann

doi:10.2307/2136963

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Occupational Prestige in the Health Care Delivery System

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Occupational Prestige in the Health Care Delivery System

Benigno E. Aguirre, Fredric D. Wolinsky, John Niederauer, Verna Keith and Lih-Jiuan Fann

Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.30(3), pp.315-329

09/01/1989

DOI: 10.2307/2136963

PMID: 2778302

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Abstract

In this study ethnic and gender differences in occupational prestige of health care workers are used to measure the extent of inequality in the health care delivery systems of large SMSAs. Aggregate characteristics of these communities and of their health care delivery systems are used to explain variations in occupational prestige among health workers. The analysis is guided by Blau's macrostructural theory of intergroup relations. It employs 1980 U.S. Census information on the number of men, women, whites, blacks, and Hispanics in 19 health occupations in the 31 largest SMSAs. The results include a description of the size of the health care delivery systems and the proportions of women and minority workers in the systems, as well as the average occupational prestige of categories of respondents, their level of concentration among the occupations, and the relative presence of respondents in the occupations of physicians and registered nurses. Multivariate regression analysis is used to explore intergroup differences in occupational prestige. As deduced from Blau's theory, groups with greater relative occupational dispersion, greater political participation, advanced education, and higher sex ratios have greater relative occupational prestige in the health care delivery system.

Depopulation

Health care delivery

Hispanics

Medical personnel

Men

Physicians

Prestige

Sex ratio

Social inequality

White people

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Title: Subtitle: Occupational Prestige in the Health Care Delivery System
Creators: Benigno E. Aguirre
Fredric D. Wolinsky
John Niederauer
Verna Keith
Lih-Jiuan Fann
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.30(3), pp.315-329
Publisher: American Sociological Association
DOI: 10.2307/2136963
PMID: 2778302
ISSN: 0022-1465
eISSN: 2150-6000
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/1989
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy
Record Identifier: 9984363602702771

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