Title
The Demography of Disability and the Effects of Immigrant History: Older Asians in the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Using data from the 2000 U.S. census, we compare the older Asian population with U.S.-born, non-Hispanic whites with respect to three indicators of disability. Insofar as any Asian “advantage” in health vis-à-vis whites exists among the population aged 65 and over, our evidence suggests that it occurs primarily among the U.S.-born segments of this population. We also investigate how differences in disability levels among Asian immigrant groups are influenced by country of birth and by the combined effects of duration of residence in the United States and life cycle stage at entry. These results highlight the diversity of the older Asian population with respect to the ways in which immigration and origin history are linked to disability outcomes. We conclude that in later life, immigrant status confers few disability advantages among the Asian population in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Mutchler, Jan; Prakash, Archana; and Burr, Jeffery, "The Demography of Disability and the Effects of Immigrant History: Older Asians in the United States" (2007). Gerontology Institute Publications. 17.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gerontologyinstitute_pubs/17
Publisher
Springer New York
Rights
Copyright 2007, Population Association of America
Comments
This paper was published in Demography (2007), Volume 44, Number 2, 251-263, DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0015.
Available at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/g817771828gk8g31/