Ethnic Concentration, Immigrant Enclaves, and Latino Health Risks: A Propensity Score Matching Approach
Abstract
Whether residential minority concentration exposes individuals to or protects them from health risks has generated burgeoning scholarly interests. This study particularly addresses endogeneity resulted from neighborhood... [ view full abstract ]
Whether residential minority concentration exposes individuals to or protects them from health risks has generated burgeoning scholarly interests. This study particularly addresses endogeneity resulted from neighborhood selection in this literature, and investigates the roles of co-ethnic concentration and immigrant enclaves in shaping adult health risks (high blood pressure and high cholesterol level) among Latinos. Pooled cross-sectional data from 2006 and 2008 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey (N=1,563) were linked to census-tract profiles from 2005-2009 American Community Survey. Results from both multilevel modeling and propensity score matching analyses confirmed that residential co-ethnic concentration did have an detrimental impact on Latino adults' health risks over and above individual risk factors, but the observed protective effects of immigrant concentration were likely due to selection bias from residential preference. Study implications are discussed.
Authors
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Kelin Li
(California State University, Dominguez Hills)
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Ming Wen
(University of Utah)
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Kevin Henry
(Temple University)
Topic Area
II. Urban Health at the intersection of urban environment, social determinants and places
Session
PS-2 » POSTER SESSION 2 (11:45 - Saturday, 2nd April, TBA)
Paper
abstract.docx
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