What Factors Affect Rates of Health Insurance Between US‐born Latino and US Latino Adults of Mexican Ancestry?
US Latinos of Mexican ancestry are less likely to have health insurance than are non‐Mexican Latinos. Insured Mexican Americans are more likely to be married, to have been born in the US and speak English. They are also more likely to have finished high school, to be older than 35 years of age, and to have income above the federal poverty line. Study researchers believe other factors associated with being insured include type of employment and company size, as well as behavioral factors, such as risk aversion and cultural differences. Bustamante AV, Fang H, Rizzo JA, Ortega AN. Heterogeneity in health insurance coverage among US Latino adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(suppl3):561‐566. NOTE: For an indepth news release on this study, please visit: media.multiculturalhealthcare.net/ Discrimination and Its Effects on Self‐Reported Health Care Among US Latinos In this study, US‐born Latinos reported higher rates of discrimination and lower quality of care than foreign‐born Latinos. Using
