| Autor: |
Mueller, Collin W., Bartlett, Bryce J. |
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Conference Papers - American Sociological Association; 2014, p1-35, 35p |
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Do timing of immigration and social support predict health trajectories among Mexico-origin U.S. immigrants? In this paper, we argue that researchers ought to take a "longer view" of immigrant health. Though prior efforts have been undertaken to understand the health of Mexico-origin immigrants to the U.S. through analyzing mortality, birth outcomes, and morbidity, few have sought to understand the ways that the morbidity and functional limitation trajectories of aging Mexico-origin U.S. immigrants vary and relate to U.S.-born groups. By estimating trajectories of disability and chronic conditions using hierarchical linear models with longitudinal data, we explore heterogeneity in aging among Mexico-origin immigrants. This promises to provide a more robust approach to studying the effects of social isolation and length of exposure to health risks in the U.S. on health declines. Findings indicate that those who immigrated as adults have lower baseline disability than U.S.-born or child immigrant Hispanics; additionally, individuals who immigrated as young adults experienced a faster accumulation of disabilities. Findings indicate that social support likely plays a complicated role in the relationship of immigration timing to health trajectories and should be the subject of future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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