The Demography of Disability and the Effects of Immigrant History: Older Asians in the United States

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 ofdisability. Insofar as any Asian "advantage" in health vis-ai-vis whites exists among the population aged 65 and over, our evidence suggests th...

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Published in:Demography 2007-05, Vol.44 (2), p.251-263
Main Authors: Mutchler, Jan E., Archana Prakash, Burr, Jeffrey A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Activity limitations
Adult
Age
Asia
Asian American people
Asian Americans
Asian people
Asians
Censuses
Comparative analysis
Data analysis
Demographics
Demography
Disabilities
Disability
Disabled people
Disabled Persons
Economic indicators
Elderly
Elderly people
Emigration and Immigration - history
Exercise
Female
Handicapped
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic people
History, 20th Century
Humans
Immigrant populations
Immigrants
Immigration policy
Life cycles
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Noncitizens
Population
Race
Racial identity
Social Services
Studies
U.S.A
United States
United States history
United States of America
USA
White people
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Summary: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 ofdisability. Insofar as any Asian "advantage" in health vis-ai-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.
ISSN:0070-3370
1533-7790
DOI:10.1353/dem.2007.0015