Immigrant-Native Differences in Child Health: Does Maternal Education Narrow or Widen the Gap?

Autor/inn/en	Jackson, Margot I.; Kiernan, Kathleen; McLanahan, Sara
Titel	Immigrant-Native Differences in Child Health: Does Maternal Education Narrow or Widen the Gap?
Quelle	In: Child Development, 83 (2012) 5, S.1501-1509 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01811.x
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Immigrants; Physical Health; Foreign Countries; Child Health; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Advantaged; Disadvantaged; Socioeconomic Background; Mental Health; Comparative Analysis; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Gesundheitszustand; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sozioökonomische Lage; Psychohygiene; Großbritannien
Abstract	Abundant U.S. research documents an "immigrant advantage" in children's physical health. This article extends consideration to the United Kingdom, permitting examination of a broader group of immigrants from disparate regions of the world and different socioeconomic backgrounds. Drawing on birth cohort data (ages 0-5) from both countries (n = 4,139 and n = 13,381), the analysis considers whether the children of immigrants have a physical and mental health advantage around the beginning of elementary school, and whether advantage is more pronounced among low-educated populations. Findings indicate that the children of immigrants are not uniformly healthier than those in native-born families. Rather, there is heterogeneity in the immigrant advantage across outcomes, and evidence of both greater advantage and disadvantage among children in low-educated immigrant families. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10