This article examines differences in access to a regular source of health care for children of Hispanic subgroups within the United States. Particular attention is paid to the impact of the immigration status of the mother - including nativity, duration in the United States, and citizenship status - and its affect on access to health care for Hispanic children. Data are pooled from the National Health Interview Survey for 1999-2001 and logistic regression models are estimated to compare Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Other Hispanic children with non-Hispanic whites and blacks. While initial disparities are recorded among the race/ethnic groups, in the final model, only Mexican American children display significantly less access to health care than non-Hispanic whites. The combined influence of the mother's nativity, duration, and citizenship status explains much of the differentials in access to a regular source of care among children of Hispanic subgroups in comparison to non-Hispanic whites. © 2007 by the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

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ethnic group regression analysis race child health health care citizenship United States immigration North America health survey