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Nativity, declining health and preferences in living arrangements among elderly Mexican Americans — implications for long-term care
Author(s)	Jacqueline L Angel, Ronald J Angel, Judi L McClellan, Kyriakos S Markides
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 36, no 4, August 1996
Pages	pp 463-473
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Living patterns ; Organisation of care ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Ill health ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study uses data from the 1993-94 Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiological Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE) to assess the impact of place of birth on preferences in living arrangements for a sample of 3,046 Mexican Americans aged over 65. Results reveal great differences between the native and foreign-born in their desire to live with their children. A larger proportion of foreign-born than native-born live with their children and state that they would want to continue living with their children in the event that they could no longer care for themselves. This may also be motivated by economic need. The authors speculate on the implications of their findings for community-based care for older Mexican Americans.
Accession Number	CPA-970522005 A
Classmark	TK: K7: P: I: L: 4Q: CH: 3F: 7T
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