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| Do health selection effects last? a comparison of morbidity rates for elderly adult immigrants and US-born elderly persons | | Author(s) | Karen C Swallen |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 12, no 4, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 317-339 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Good Health ; Ill health ; Life span ; Immigrants ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This paper used the Assets and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old (AHEAD) data set to examine the influence of nativity on the health status, measured by self-reported presence of chronic diseases, of the older United States (US) resident population. In particular, age at time of migration was used to examine the potential lingering influence of self-selection for good health among immigrants who entered the US as adults. Bivariate analyses and logistic regression models are presented. The results of these analyses show that the influence of positive selection for health varies depending on the disease studied. Self-selection for good health is maintained for cancer, heart disease, stroke and lung disease. This self-selection effect is seen after controlling for socioeconomic factors and health behaviours. While these latter factors are more influential, this study indicates that good health in a population at young ages is maintained throughout the lifespan. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980514410 A |
| Classmark | CC: CD: CH: BG6: TJ: 7T |
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