Household Composition and Longitudinal Health Outcomes for Older Mexican Return Migrants

Mexican return migrant population is increasing, yet our knowledge about their lives after resettlement in Mexico remains fragmentary. Using 2001–2012 longitudinal data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study, we investigate difference in household composition for older migrants who returned from th...

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Published in:Research on aging 2016-04, Vol.38 (3), p.346-373
Main Authors: Mudrazija, Stipica, López-Ortega, Mariana, Vega, William A., Gutiérrez Robledo, Luis Miguel, Sribney, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Aging - ethnology
Clinical outcomes
Emigration and Immigration
Family - ethnology
Family Characteristics - ethnology
Female
Females
Foreigners
Health
Health problems
Health Status
Households
Humans
Knowledge
Male
Mexican Americans
Mexico
Mexico - ethnology
Middle Aged
Migrants
Noncitizens
Older people
Policy making
Return migration
Survival analysis
United States
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Summary:Mexican return migrant population is increasing, yet our knowledge about their lives after resettlement in Mexico remains fragmentary. Using 2001–2012 longitudinal data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study, we investigate difference in household composition for older migrants who returned from the United States compared to nonmigrants. Furthermore, we fit a Cox proportional hazards model to assess the relationship between household composition and health and functional trajectories of return migrants and nonmigrants. The results indicate that return migrants with long duration of U.S. stay have different household composition than nonmigrants or short-term migrants: On average, they have smaller household size, including fewer females who may be available to offer assistance to older adults. Presence of middle-age females in the household has positive effects on health and functional trajectories. We highlight implications of this research for policy makers in Mexico and the United States.
ISSN:0164-0275
1552-7573
DOI:10.1177/0164027515620241