Late Age Immigrant Health in the United States

• In Event: 067 - Section on Aging and the Life Course Refereed Roundtable Session
  In Refereed Roundtable 100min: Table 02. Health, Living Arrangements, and Care for Older Latinos and Immigrants

Abstract

Background:
This research on the health of U.S. immigrants ages 50 and older by age at migration and time in the United States using the National Health Interview Survey to answer: are late-age migrants healthier than immigrants who grow older in the United States and for immigrants ages 50 and older, and is time spent in the United States negatively associated with health status?

Methods:
Logistic regression is used to analyze differences in U.S. immigrants reporting poor self-rated health, diabetes, and hypertension.

Results and Discussion:
Regarding self-rated health and hypertension, older immigrants that migrate to the United States at younger ages are healthier than those that migrated to the United States at older ages. For older immigrants, being in the United States for 15-29 years is associated with higher odds of poor self-rated health relative to older immigrants that have been in the United States for 30 years or more.

Author

• Juanita J. Chinn, National Center for Health Statistics