The healthy migrant effect: New findings from the Mexican family life survey
The healthy migrant effect: New findings from the Mexican family life survey
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2006.098418
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Goldman, Noreen
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作者：
Rubalcava, Luis N.;Teruel, Graciela M.;Goldman, Noreen
目标。我们使用墨西哥家庭生活调查中具有全国代表性的纵向数据来确定最近从墨西哥移民到美国的人是否比其他墨西哥人更健康。先前的研究几乎没有提供科学证据来检验“健康移民”假说。根据性别和城市与农村居住情况，对2002年至2005年调查期间受访者是否移居美国进行了逻辑回归，得出了估计结果。协变量包括2002年测量的身体健康、自我报告的健康和教育。我们的主要样本包括6446名年龄在15至29岁之间的受访者。健康状况显著预测了女性和农村男性随后的迁移。然而，相关性很弱，很少有健康指标具有统计学意义，男性和女性之间以及城市和农村居民之间的估计存在很大差异。根据墨西哥（美国最大的移民来源国）的最新数据，我们发现健康移民假说普遍缺乏支持。
Objectives. We used nationally representative longitudinal data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to determine whether recent migrants from Mexico to the United States are healthier than other Mexicans. Previous research has provided little scientific evidence that tests the "healthy migrant" hypothesis.Methods. Estimates were derived from logistic regressions of whether respondents moved to the United States between surveys in 2002 and 2005, by gender and urban versus rural residence. Covariates included physical health measurements, self-reported health, and education measured in 2002. Our primary sample comprised 6446 respondents aged 15 to 29 years.Results. Health significantly predicted subsequent migration among females and rural males. However, the associations were weak, few health indicators were statistically significant, and there was substantial variation in the estimates between males and females and between urban and rural dwellers.Conclusions. On the basis of recent data for Mexico, the largest source of migrants to the United States, we found generally weak support for the healthy migrant hypothesis.