Journal article
Understanding Observed and Unobserved Health Care Access and Utilization Disparities Among US Latino Adults
Medical care research and review, v 66(5), pp 561-577
01 Oct 2009
PMID: 19556553
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Abstract
This study hypothesizes that differences in health care access and utilization exist across Latino adults (> 18 years), with U. S. Latino adults of Mexican ancestry demonstrating the worst patterns of access and utilization. The analyses use the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from 1999 to 2007 (N = 33,908). The authors first estimate the disparities in health care access and utilization among different categories of Latinos. They also implement Blinder-Oaxaca techniques to decompose disparities into observed and unobserved components, comparing Latinos of Mexican ancestry with non-Mexican Latinos. Latinos of Mexican ancestry consistently demonstrate lower health care access and utilization patterns than non-Mexican Latinos. Health insurance and region of residence were the most important factors that explained observable differences. In contrast, language and citizenship status were relatively unimportant. Although a significant share of these disparities may be explained by observed characteristics, disparities because of unobserved heterogeneity among the different Latino cohorts are also considerable.
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- Title
- Understanding Observed and Unobserved Health Care Access and Utilization Disparities Among US Latino Adults
- Creators
- Arturo Vargas Bustamante - University of California, Los AngelesHai Fang - University of DenverJohn A. Rizzo - Stony Brook UniversityAlexander N. Ortega - University of California, Los Angeles
- Publication Details
- Medical care research and review, v 66(5), pp 561-577
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000269633600004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-70149098027
- Other Identifier
- 991019296570904721
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- Health Care Sciences & Services
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