TY - JOUR
T1 - Nativity and self-assessed health among pre-retirement age hispanics and non-hispanic whites
AU - Angel, Jacqueline L.
AU - Buckley, Cynthia
AU - Finch, Brian Karl
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Economic, social and familial resources are known to influence subjective health assessments. We examine the salience of nativity in determining how these resources influence self-assessed health using a large, nationwide sample of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults. The results indicate that while education, accumulated assets and marital status benefit the physical and emotional health of the native and foreign-born, family resources and income are significant only for the native-born. English language proficiency is a significant protective factor for both groups and is especially protective for immigrants. These surprising findings call into question previous studies stressing the positive role of the family in maintaining immigrant health.
AB - Economic, social and familial resources are known to influence subjective health assessments. We examine the salience of nativity in determining how these resources influence self-assessed health using a large, nationwide sample of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults. The results indicate that while education, accumulated assets and marital status benefit the physical and emotional health of the native and foreign-born, family resources and income are significant only for the native-born. English language proficiency is a significant protective factor for both groups and is especially protective for immigrants. These surprising findings call into question previous studies stressing the positive role of the family in maintaining immigrant health.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2001.tb00041.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2001.tb00041.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035171288
SN - 0197-9183
VL - 35
SP - 784
EP - 803
JO - International Migration Review
JF - International Migration Review
IS - 3
ER -