The COVID‐19 pandemic in the United States has had a disproportionate impact on Black, low‐income, and elderly individuals. We recruited 175 predominantly white children ages 5–12 and their parents (N = 112) and asked which of two individuals (differing in age, gender, race, social class, or personality) was more likely to get sick with either COVID‐19 or the common cold and why. Children and parents reported that older adults were more likely to get sick than younger adults, but reported few differences based on gender, race, social class, or personality. Children predominantly used behavioral explanations, but older children used more biological and structural explanations. Thus, children have some understanding of health disparities, and their understanding increases with age.

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疾病的社会方面：在以白人为主的美国样本中，儿童和父母对社会类别与疾病之间关系的解释

美国的 COVID-19 大流行对黑人、低收入和老年人产生了不成比例的影响。我们招募了 175 名 5 至 12 岁的白人儿童及其父母（氮= 112）并询问两个人（年龄、性别、种族、社会阶层或性格不同）中哪一个更有可能患上 COVID-19 或普通感冒，以及原因。儿童和家长报告说，老年人比年轻人更容易生病，但性别、种族、社会阶层或性格方面的差异很小。儿童主要使用行为解释，但年龄较大的儿童更多地使用生物学和结构解释。因此，孩子们对健康差异有一定的了解，并且这种了解随着年龄的增长而增加。