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Explaining the Health Gap Between Canadian- and Foreign-Born Older Adults: Findings from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey

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Karen M. Kobayashi
Steven Prus
Abstract

Previous research (Gee, Kobayashi, Prus, 2004) indicates that foreign- born older adults (65 years and older) have poorer health than their Canadian-born counterparts. Using data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey, the current study tests two hypotheses to explain the health gap between these two groups. Findings indicate support for the differential vulnerability hypothesis but not for the differential exposure hypothesis in explaining the health gap between Canadian- and foreign-born older adults. What this suggests is that differences in health status between these two groups, rather than being the result of different social locations and/or lifestyle behaviours, can instead be attributed to the different “reactions” of Canadian- and foreign- born older adults to various social and lifestyle determinants of health.

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Paper provided by McMaster University in its series Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers with number 211.

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Date of creation: Jun 2007
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Keywords: health; immigrants; aging;

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I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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