Mexican migration and the economic recession: Effects on health and well-being

项目摘要 这项研究扩展了一项正在进行的关于移民和健康之间关系的两国调查。 检查经济衰退对健康的影响，并确定在移民中采取的应对策略 美国(北卡罗来纳州达勒姆)的接收社区和墨西哥的发送社区。移民可以说是 最容易受到经济低迷影响的群体之一。此外，其后果超越了国家 边境，因为美国不断下降的经济状况也可能对发送 社区。通过将2006/7年度作为母公司赠款一部分收集的双国衰退前数据与 2010/11年度新收集的数据，我们将评估经济衰退对健康指标的影响，如 抑郁、饮酒、家庭暴力和获得卫生保健的机会，以及 在美国和墨西哥，歧视和文化适应冲击。我们还将评估该计划的影响 衰退对两国墨西哥人的社会和经济地位的影响，重点是就业模式 (收入、就业不稳定、转包和账外就业)、经济困难、汇款 行为(包括发送和接收)、生活安排、资源共享和社会支持。到时候我们会的 模拟个人、家庭和社会经济特征对健康结果的影响 达勒姆和墨西哥的经济衰退。分析将确定有助于缓冲负面影响的因素 经济衰退的健康后果，以及不同性别、不同健康结果的不同程度，以及 按居住国家/地区。它还将确定是财政压力、就业损失还是经济增长 对健康影响最大的就业不稳定。最后，我们将评估 经济收缩对墨西哥和美国之间的劳动力迁移动态产生了影响。使用双- 国家数据我们将评估回返移徙的流行率和时间，报告的可能性的变化 回返，以及按性别划分的移徙概率。这项研究的结果将对许多公共健康产生影响 影响，因为它们可以作为旨在减少以下方面的负面影响的政策的基础 金融危机对边境两侧的移民家庭造成了影响。此外，该项目还扩大了我们的 与墨西哥同事合作，建设能力，支持两国研究和传播 调查结果。

Project Summary This research expands on an on-going bi-national investigation of the connection between migration and health to examine the health consequences of the recession and identify the coping strategies employed in a migrant receiving community in the U.S. (Durham, NC) and sending communities in Mexico. Immigrants are arguably one of the groups most vulnerable to economic downturns. Moreover, the consequences transcend national borders, as declining economic conditions in the U.S. can also have negative implications for sending communities. By comparing bi-national pre-recession data collected in 2006/7 as part of the parent grant with newly collected data in 2010/11, we will assess the impact of the recession on health indicators such as depression, alcohol consumption, domestic violence, and access to health care, as well as perceived discrimination and acculturative shock, in both the U.S. and Mexico. We will also evaluate the impact of the recession on the social and economic position of Mexicans in both countries, focusing on employment patterns (income, employment instability, subcontracting, and off-the-books employment), financial hardship, remittance behavior (both sending and receiving), living arrangements, resource pooling, and social support. We will then model the effect of personal, family, and socioeconomic characteristics on health outcomes before and after the recession in Durham and Mexico. The analysis will identify factors that help buffer against the negative health consequences of recessions, and the extent to which they vary by gender, across health outcomes, and by country of residence. It will also identify whether it is financial strain, loss of employment, or increase in employment instability that most adversely impacts health. And finally, we will assess the impact of the economic contraction on the dynamics of labor migration between Mexico and the United States. Using bi- national data we will assess the prevalence and timing of return migration, changes in the reported likelihood of return, and probability of migrating by gender. Findings from the study will have numerous public health implications since they can serve as the basis for policies oriented towards reducing the negative impact of financial crises on migrant families on both sides of the border. In addition, the project expands our collaboration with Mexican colleagues, building capacity and supporting bi-national research and dissemination of findings.