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Socioeconomic factors

While socioeconomic status (SES) is a contributing factor in race health disparities, it does not account for all the variation. Even when controlling for socioeconomic status, racial divides in health persist. For example, Black Americans with college degrees have worse health outcomes than White and Hispanic Americans who have high school diplomas. Studies on heart disease mortality have found that gaps between Black and White Americans exist at every education level. A longitudinal study over more than twenty years found that Black physicians had higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, earlier onset of disease, twice the incidence of hypertension, and higher prevalence of diabetes compared to White physicians. For maternal mortality, Black women who are college graduates have pregnancy-related mortality ratios (number of pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births) that are 1.6 times greater than White women who had not finished high school. Black women have higher maternity mortality rates than white women regardless of socioeconomic status and pre-existing health conditions. Stereotypically, research shows that job candidates with African American names like "Keisha or Jerimiah" are less likely to receive follow ups after their interviews as opposed to other applicants who have white names like "Emily or Sophie" despite having similar resumes. This form of discrimination and bias prevents minority groups from gaining access to skilled jobs or careers further affecting SES.