The subject of this article is to investigate the “salmon-bias effect” for older immigrants, which suggests that Mexicans in the U.S. return to Mexico due to poor health, as an explanation for the “Hispanic health paradox,” that is, Latinos/Latinas in the United States are healthier than their socioeconomic status suggest they would be, and non-Hispanic Whites.
Three proposed explanations have arisen for the Hispanic health paradox; data artifacts which reduce the validity of mortality rates, cussed from incorrect ethnic identification on death certificates due to mismatched records and possible overstating their age. Second if the protective social and cultural characteristics, which includes family and social support, therefore benefiting …show more content…
The salmon-bias effect suggests that migrants that are unhealthy will return to their country of origin once they have experienced illness, while migrants in good …show more content…
Second, the healthy-migrant hypothesis, migrants are healthier will hold true for old immigrants. A sample of 13,041 individuals born in Mexico, aged 50 years and older, excluding anyone younger than 50 years of age and second- or higher-generation Mexican-Americans was used. These individuals were identified by three groups to be analyzed based on place of birth and place of residence; individuals born in Mexico which never migrated (n = 11,054), individuals born in Mexico and migrated to the United States (n = 505), and individuals born in Mexico who migrated to the United States then returned to Mexico (n = 1,482). This information was collected form the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) and Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). The MHAS dataset contains demographic information on characteristics, indicators of current health, health behaviors, use of health care services, income, wealth, and migration history. There were six dependent variables which consisted of; Self-reported health status, measured on a 5-point Likert scale; very good, good, fair, and poor. Second, Health conditions, was defined by the number of self-reported chronic health conditions encompassing hypertension, diabetes, lung disease, stroke, and arthritis. Third, ADLs, which was valued with 0, no limitations and 1, one or
Three proposed explanations have arisen for the Hispanic health paradox; data artifacts which reduce the validity of mortality rates, cussed from incorrect ethnic identification on death certificates due to mismatched records and possible overstating their age. Second if the protective social and cultural characteristics, which includes family and social support, therefore benefiting …show more content…
The salmon-bias effect suggests that migrants that are unhealthy will return to their country of origin once they have experienced illness, while migrants in good …show more content…
Second, the healthy-migrant hypothesis, migrants are healthier will hold true for old immigrants. A sample of 13,041 individuals born in Mexico, aged 50 years and older, excluding anyone younger than 50 years of age and second- or higher-generation Mexican-Americans was used. These individuals were identified by three groups to be analyzed based on place of birth and place of residence; individuals born in Mexico which never migrated (n = 11,054), individuals born in Mexico and migrated to the United States (n = 505), and individuals born in Mexico who migrated to the United States then returned to Mexico (n = 1,482). This information was collected form the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) and Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). The MHAS dataset contains demographic information on characteristics, indicators of current health, health behaviors, use of health care services, income, wealth, and migration history. There were six dependent variables which consisted of; Self-reported health status, measured on a 5-point Likert scale; very good, good, fair, and poor. Second, Health conditions, was defined by the number of self-reported chronic health conditions encompassing hypertension, diabetes, lung disease, stroke, and arthritis. Third, ADLs, which was valued with 0, no limitations and 1, one or