Impact of International Immigration on Life Satisfaction of Local Residents in England: Exploring the Differentiated Relationships across Socioeconomic Gradients
Autor: | Yanhui Zhou, Yiqun Dong, Shun Gong, Senhu Wang, Yuewei Wei, Ling Gao, Shuyi Wang, Yuhui Liang, Nanke Ye |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Employment Male Health (social science) Social Psychology Level data media_common.quotation_subject education Immigration Public policy Emigrants and Immigrants Personal Satisfaction Social class 03 medical and health sciences Cultural diversity Humans Socioeconomic status media_common 030505 public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Life satisfaction Censuses Cultural Diversity Census Emigration and Immigration Middle Aged Geography England Social Class Multilevel Analysis Demographic economics Female 0305 other medical science |
Zdroj: | American journal of health behavior. 43(4) |
ISSN: | 1945-7359 |
Popis: | Objectives: Large-scale influxes of international immigrants into England have stimulated heated debate about whether the increasing ethnic diversity has undermined local residents' life satisfaction and wellbeing. In this paper, we provide the first nationally representative evidence on the relationship between international immigration and local residents' life satisfaction in England. Methods: We used multilevel linear regression models to analyze nationally representative data (2011-2012) from 23,143 respondents and neighborhood level data from the 2011 Census. Results: The results show that the local share of international immigrants who arrived in 2010-2011, in particular the non-white immigrants, has a significantly adverse impact on local people's life satisfaction. Further analysis shows that the adverse impact of migration is particularly pronounced for local residents who do not have a job or from intermediate social class. Conclusions: This study enables a better understanding of the link between international immigration and life satisfaction, highlighting the need of public policies to be more targeted to areas that experienced great influxes of international immigrants by facilitating positive interactions and communication between international immigrants and the local residents. |
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