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College affirmative action bans and smoking and alcohol use among underrepresented minority adolescents in the United States: A difference-in-differences study.

Atheendar S VenkataramaniErin E CookRourke L O'BrienIchiro KawachiAnupam B JenaAlexander C Tsai
Published in: PLoS medicine (2019)
In this study, we found evidence that some health risk behaviors increased among underrepresented minority adolescents after exposure to state-level college affirmative action bans. These findings suggest that social policies that shift socioeconomic opportunities could have meaningful population health consequences.
Keyphrases
  • health risk
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • drinking water
  • risk assessment