Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 138-146

Defining Ethnic Enclave and Its Associations with Self-Reported Health Outcomes Among Asian American Adults in New York City (Article)

Lim S.* , Yi S.S. , Lundy De La Cruz N. , Trinh-Shevrin C.
  • a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, United States, Bureau of Epidemiology Services, Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Gotham Center, CN-6, 42-09 28th Street, Queens, NY 11101-4132, United States
  • b Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
  • c New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, United States
  • d Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

Abstract

Evidence on ethnic enclave-health associations for Asian Americans is limited due to an inconsistent definition of ethnic enclave. The authors aimed to establish a robust criterion for defining Asian enclaves in New York City (NYC) and assessed the association between enclave residence and health outcomes among Asian American adults. Data came from 2009–2012 NYC Community Health Surveys and 2008–2012 American Community Survey. Asian enclave was defined as an area with high dissimilarity and isolation scores as well as high concentration of Asians. Five of 55 NYC community districts were identified as Asian enclaves. After controlling for confounding, enclave residence was associated with positive perception of general health with borderline significance (prevalence ratio = 1.06, 95 % CI 0.98, 1.15), but not with current smoking, hypertension, and diabetes. Ethnic enclave residence in urban areas may not produce a substantial impact on chronic health outcomes for Asian Americans beyond individual-level factors. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Statistical model New York City Residence characteristics Asian Americans

Index Keywords

perception demography human epidemiology Health Behavior Self Report middle aged statistics and numerical data diabetes mellitus health status hypertension Health Surveys ethnology Residence Characteristics Humans smoking New York Asian Americans male Asian American female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics prevalence adult New York City propensity score health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84951730939&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-015-0334-6&partnerID=40&md5=3010e03dc768dbf3c3caf002ec5bf6c4
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0334-6
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English