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Ethnic identity among foreign-born Chinese Canadian elders
Author(s)	Ellen M Gee
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 18, no 4, Winter 1999
Pages	pp 415-429
Keywords	Chinese people ; Sociology, Social Science ; Social surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	Based on data from a random sample of 708 foreign-born Chinese elders interviewed in Vancouver and Victoria in 1995-96, this paper examines the extent, determinants, and consequences of ethnic identification. Of the respondents (median age 75, and median age of immigration to Canada of 55), 49.3% stated that they felt more Canadian than Chinese, 36.6% felt more Chinese, and 14.1% felt equally Chinese and Canadian. Logistic regression analysis is performed, to discover the determinants of Chinese ethnic identity. Significant independent variables include place of residence, age, years since immigration, English-speaking ability, and personal monthly income. Consequences of retention of Chinese ethnic identity are explored, in terms of religious affiliation, health-related behaviours, family variables, and well-being variables. Only well-being is affected by retention of Chinese identity, an effect that is negative and felt largely by women only. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000522204 A
Classmark	TKL: S: 3F: 7S
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