Social and Economic Factors - Seniors in United States
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Social and Economic Factors - Seniors by State
Rank based on: Sum of weighted z-scores of ranked Senior Report social and economic measures
Social and Economic Factors - Seniors
- America's Health Rankings composite measure, 2024
About Social and Economic Factors - Seniors
Top State(s): Vermont: 1.097
Bottom State(s): Mississippi: -1.398
Definition: Sum of weighted z-scores of ranked Senior Report social and economic measures
Data Source and Years(s): America's Health Rankings composite measure, 2024
Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of America's Health Rankings composite measure, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2024.
The social and economic factors category represents the broader impact that society and the economy have on an individual or community’s ability to make healthy choices. Topics in this category are community and family safety, economic resources, education, and social support and engagement.
This category is one of the five categories of measures used in the America’s Health Rankings model. The other four categories are behaviors, physical environment, clinical care and health outcomes. This model is built upon the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes.
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