The reasons older immigrants in the United States of America report for returning to Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11202258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alma Vega (0000-0002-5568-6359, Kaiser Permanente, corresponding author), Karen B Hirschman (0000-0003-4886-7765, Chestnut Hill College), KAREN HIRSCHMAN |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 722-748 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x17001155 |
| PMID | 31768083 |
| OpenAlex | W2765323068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 71 |
Mexicans are the largest immigrant group in the United States of America (USA) and are ageing rapidly. Few studies investigate whether older immigrants return to Mexico for different reasons than younger immigrants. Using the Mexican Health and Aging Study (N = 952), we examine whether Mexican immigrants in the USA who returned to Mexico at age 50 and older report different reasons for returning than those who returned at younger ages. Few immigrants (regardless of age) returned for economic reasons. The most commonly reported reason for returning for both groups was missing family. However, the odds of selecting missing family over illness as their main reason for returning were lower for older immigrants than younger immigrants after controlling for the duration of their stay in the USA and other socio-demographic factors (odds ratio (OR) = 0.27; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.11, 0.68). Results indicate that older immigrants were just as likely to report returning due to economic reasons and migration problems as they were to report returning because of illness (OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.15, 2.21; OR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.12, 1.43). While existing research shows that older immigrants in the USA typically experience fewer migration problems and are often more economically stable than younger immigrants, our research suggests this may be entirely due to the duration of their stay in the USA
Confidence interval · Geography · Immigration · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Migration, Health and Trauma · Gerontology
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