Voter Participation is Associated with Child Health Outcomes at the Population Level.

Kelly, Grace; Pennington, Jordan; Segev, Yonatan; Brokamp, Cole; Jones, Margaret N; Camara, Saige; Henize, Adrienne W; Kahn, Robert S et al. · J Pediatr · 2021

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Abstract

Civic engagement, including voting, has been linked to health outcomes for adults. Here, we found that census tract-level voter participation rates are significantly associated with pediatric inpatient bed-day rates even after adjustment for socioeconomic deprivation. Such links suggest that promotion of voting participation could be warranted in healthcare settings.

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