Health Selection Among New Immigrants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilana Redstone Akresh (Ilana Redstone Akresh is with the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. Reanne Frank is with Ohio State University, Columbus.), Reanne Frank (0000-0003-1993-0315, Ilana Redstone Akresh is with the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. Reanne Frank is with Ohio State University, Columbus.) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2058-2064 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2006.100974 |
| PMID | 18309141 |
| PMCID | PMC2636435 |
| OpenAlex | W2082461775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 144 |
| References cited | 19 |
Objectives. We sought to quantify the extent of health selection (i.e., the degree to which potential immigrants migrate, or fail to migrate, on the basis of their health status) among contemporary US immigrant groups and evaluate the degree that selection explains variation in self-rated health among US legal permanent residents. Methods. Data came from the New Immigrant Survey 2003 cohort. We estimated the extent of positive and negative health selection through a unique series of questions asking immigrants in the United States to evaluate their health and compare it to that of citizens in their country of origin. Results. The extent of positive health selection differed significantly across immigrant groups and was related to compositional differences in the socioeconomic profiles of immigrant streams. Conclusions. The salience of socioeconomic status and English-language ability in explaining health differentials across immigrant groups reinforces the importance of further research on the role of these factors in contributing to the health of immigrants above and beyond the need for additional attention to the health selection process
Demographic economics · Environmental health · Geography · Immigration · Population · Salience (neuroscience) · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
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