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| Health status of older immigrants to Canada | | Author(s) | K Bruce Newbold, John K Filice |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 25, no 3, Fall 2006 |
| Pages | pp 305-320 |
| Source | http://www.utpjournals.com |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Using the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), this paper examines the health status of the older immigrant population (aged 55+) relative to that of non-immigrants, to identify areas where their health statuses diverge. First, the authors compare the health status of immigrants (foreign-born) aged 55+ in Canada to the Canadian-born in terms of age and gender using multiple measures of health status including self-assessed health. Second, they identify the factors associated with health status using the determinants of health framework. In both cases, the key questions are whether differences in health status exist, and whether they are explained primarily by socio-economic, socio-demographic or lifestyle factors that may point to problems with the Canadian healthcare system. Findings indicate that there is a relative comparability in the health status of older immigrants, even after controlling for age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070110216 A |
| Classmark | TK: CC: 3F: 7S |
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