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Title: Is the United States Bad for Children's Health?
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Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: Immigration is reshaping the US population. The US Census Bureau estimates that immigrants accounted for 32 percent of population growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2011, the most recent available year of the American Community Survey (ACS), 24 percent of children under the age of 18 had at least one immigrant parent. What do these changes mean for the health and well-being of children in the United States? Past research consistently finds differences in health and health risks between the children of immigrants and the children of natives. However, it is difficult to accurately characterize the health of children of immigrants across their extremely diverse background and circumstances. While children in some national-origin groups appear to be adjusting well to the United State and may even enjoy better health outcomes than children of natives, children in other origin groups face poorer socioeconomic circumstances, have more limited access to public benefits and services, and therefor face greater challenges in the course of their health and development.
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Authors: Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Landale, Nancy S.; Van Hook, Jennifer
Publisher: Migration Policy Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Migration and Immigration
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