Camara Phyllis Jones 1, Benedict I Truman, Laurie D Elam-Evans, Camille A Jones, Clara Y Jones, Ruth Jiles, Susan F Rumisha, Geraldine S Perry
This paper explores the relationships between socially assigned race ("How do other people usually classify you in this country?"), self-identified race/ethnicity, and excellent or very good general health status. We then take advantage of subgroups which are discordant on self-identified race/ethnicity and socially assigned race to examine whether being classified by others as White conveys an advantage in health status, even for those who do not self-identify as White.