Disability and Rehabilitation
Volume 22, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 43-56
Recent Chinese migrants' health, adjustment to life in New Zealand and primary health care utilization (Article)
Abbott M.W.* ,
Wong S. ,
Williams M. ,
Au M.K. ,
Young W.
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Auckland Institute of Technology, World Federation for Mental Health, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
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Abstract
A community survey of 271 Chinese migrants aged 15 years and older living in Auckland was conducted to assess self-rated adjustment and health. The majority of respondents came from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Despite significant changes in their lives, including the absence of family members, unemployment and underemployment, most did not report major adjustment problems or regret having come to New Zealand. Few considered their health to be poor. Forty-two per cent reported having consulted a doctor within the past 12 weeks. Factors significantly associated with having experienced major problems included being aged 26-35 years, rejection from locals and having low English proficiency. Factors associated with poor adjustment included expectations not having been met, regretting coming, low proficiency in English, recent arrival in New Zealand, unemployment, younger age and lower levels of education. Self-rated fair or poor health was found to be associated with Chinese-only reading knowledge, residency of more than 5 years and regretting having come to New Zealand.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033979950&doi=10.1080%2f096382800297114&partnerID=40&md5=1c9ec80c5d6979e62f87b2bd450167dc
DOI: 10.1080/096382800297114
ISSN: 09638288
Cited by: 22
Original Language: English