Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-372

Comparative analysis on determinants of self-rated health among non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, and Asian American older adults (Article)

Min J.W.* , Rhee S. , Lee S.E. , Rhee J. , Tran T.
  • a School of Social Work, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182, United States
  • b School of Social Work, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, United States
  • c School of Social Work, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0124, United States
  • d Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States
  • e School of Social Work, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, United States

Abstract

The purpose of the study is (1) to compare the effects of factors on self-rated health (SRH) among older non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), Hispanic, and Asian Californians and (2) to provide estimated influence size of each factor on SRH. This study analyzed secondary data drawn from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey. Binary logit regressions were used to analyze data with the Jackknife replication sampling weights. Significant differences were found in SRH among the three groups. Hispanics and Asians reported poorer health than NHW. Socioeconomic status, acculturation, and health access significantly accounted for an association between ethnicity and SRH. However, the magnitudes of their effects on SRH varied across the groups and by the factors examined. This study discusses and concludes with some recommendations on the opportunities presented by the Affordable Care Act and Healthy People 2020.

Author Keywords

health disparities Foreign-born immigrants Asian elders Hispanic elders self-rated health older adults

Index Keywords

Caucasian health care policy health disparity Health Status Disparities human sex difference Self Report statistics and numerical data comparative study health status Aged Logistic Models Health Surveys Hispanic Americans interview United States Humans Hispanic California Interviews as Topic Asian Americans male Acculturation Aged, 80 and over Asian American very elderly Geriatric Assessment Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics female Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health status indicator cultural factor Health Status Indicators age European Continental Ancestry Group Sex Factors Age Factors statistical model health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904730190&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-013-9852-2&partnerID=40&md5=8a83ab551fa8771af668d7cf3e24e5f6
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9852-2
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English