Health Status among Older Immigrants in the United States
Health Status among Older Immigrants in the United States
Health Status among Older Immigrants in the United States
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Table 3: Weighted Descriptive Statistics of NHIS Sample Aged 55 and over, by Detailed Race/Ethnic/Immigrant<strong>Status</strong>, 1992-1995Detailed Race/Ethnic/Immigrant<strong>Status</strong>Percent<strong>in</strong> Fair orPoor<strong>Health</strong>PercentwithActivityLimitationPercentObeseMean AgePercentFemalePercentcompletedhigh schoolor moreAll <strong>Immigrants</strong> (N=9,296) 27.9 32.4 13.3 68 60.7 56.2All Natives (N=82,758) 25.3 34.6 16.4 68 55.9 68.3Non-Hispanics: (N)White natives (68,370) 23.3 33.7 15.1 68 55.4 71.1White immigrants (3,936) 24.9 33.7 13.0 70 59.1 65.6Black natives (9,787) 41.2 43.3 27.0 67 58.1 48.8Black immigrants (363) 26.7 30.8 20.1 66 59.5 58.3Ch<strong>in</strong>ese immigrants (396) 19.1 19.1 2.1 66 50.8 60.0Ch<strong>in</strong>ese natives (55) 17.2 23.5 4.6 66 42.4 88.5Japanese immigrants (138) 14.1 13.1 1.3 64 84.6 79.5Japanese natives (231) 13.1 23.6 4.5 68 55.8 78.4O<strong>the</strong>r Asian immigrants (825) 28.7 26.0 4.6 65 54.4 66.7O<strong>the</strong>r Asian natives (67) 27.1 28.0 15.8 66 50.1 70.9O<strong>the</strong>r immigrants (154) 37.0 41.5 16.9 66 59.1 46.3O<strong>the</strong>r natives (604) 38.2 42.9 25.9 67 56.4 54.1Hispanics: (N)Island-born Puerto Ricans (619) 42.1 46.0 21.9 65 57.1 328Ma<strong>in</strong>land-born P. Ricans (123) 21.4 32.0 17.1 66 58.7 72.5Cuban immigrants (746) 33.4 33.5 15.3 68 57.4 45.2Cuban natives (94) 34.2 30.6 18.0 69 50.9 60.9Mexican immigrants (1,175) 35.9 35.9 22.3 66 54.5 18.7Mexican natives (1,832) 34.9 37.9 22.5 65 56.0 37.4O<strong>the</strong>r Hispanic immigrants (906) 26.8 29.5 14.0 65 59.6 49.8O<strong>the</strong>r Hispanic natives (1,160) 26.9 32.0 14.5 68 55.6 69.315
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