International Migration Review
Volume 52, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1218-1249

The Effects of Immigrant Status and Age at Migration on Changes in Older Europeans’ Health (Article)

Lanari D.* , Bussini O. , Minelli L.
  • a University of Perugia, Italy
  • b University of Perugia, Italy
  • c University of Perugia, Italy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between natives and immigrants in regard to transition probabilities among health states in self-rated health (SRH), depression, and activities of daily living for middle-aged and older adults in Europe. The Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement allows us to investigate how successfully the immigrants have aged from 2004 to 2011 compared to natives, according to country of origin and age at migration. We showed that some groups, such as Eastern European immigrants, have higher probabilities of health deterioration in terms of SRH. Moreover, those immigrants who arrived in the host country during adulthood experienced relatively fast health decline. © The Author(s) 2018.

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Index Keywords

age health status immigrant population European immigrant health survey
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DOI: 10.1177/0197918318766359
ISSN: 01979183
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English