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Immigrant Health Inequalities in the United States: Use of Eight Major National Data Systems
Joint Authors
Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso
Kogan, Michael D.
Singh, Gopal K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-21, 21 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Eight major federal data systems, including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), National Survey of Children’s Health, National Longitudinal Mortality Study, and American Community Survey, were used to examine health differentials between immigrants and the US-born across the life course.
Survival and logistic regression, prevalence, and age-adjusted death rates were used to examine differentials.
Although these data systems vary considerably in their coverage of health and behavioral characteristics, ethnic-immigrant groups, and time periods, they all serve as important research databases for understanding the health of US immigrants.
The NVSS and NHIS, the two most important data systems, include a wide range of health variables and many racial/ethnic and immigrant groups.
Immigrants live 3.4 years longer than the US-born, with a life expectancy ranging from 83.0 years for Asian/Pacific Islander immigrants to 69.2 years for US-born blacks.
Overall, immigrants have better infant, child, and adult health and lower disability and mortality rates than the US-born, with immigrant health patterns varying across racial/ethnic groups.
Immigrant children and adults, however, fare substantially worse than the US-born in health insurance coverage and access to preventive health services.
Suggestions and new directions are offered for improvements in health monitoring and for strengthening and developing databases for immigrant health assessment in the USA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Singh, Gopal K.& Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso& Kogan, Michael D.. 2013. Immigrant Health Inequalities in the United States: Use of Eight Major National Data Systems. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Singh, Gopal K.…[et al.]. Immigrant Health Inequalities in the United States: Use of Eight Major National Data Systems. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033006
American Medical Association (AMA)
Singh, Gopal K.& Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso& Kogan, Michael D.. Immigrant Health Inequalities in the United States: Use of Eight Major National Data Systems. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033006