AJPH
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 86, Issue 4 533-537, Copyright © 1996 by American Public Health Association

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Purchase Article
Right arrow View Shopping Cart
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by de la Torre, A
Right arrow Articles by Garcia, L
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by de la Torre, A
Right arrow Articles by Garcia, L
The health insurance status of US Latino women: A profile from the 1982-1984 HHANES.

A de la Torre, R Friis, H R Hunter and L Garcia

Health Care Administration Program, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.

OBJECTIVES: This research studied the correlates of health insurance status among three major subpopulations (Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban) of adult (ages of 20 to 64) Latino women. METHODS: Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), 1982-1984, were examined to determine the percentages of health insurance coverage among the sample populations and to assess the relationship between access to coverage and selected sociodemographic employment/income, ancestry, and acculturation variables. RESULTS: Variations in health insurance coverage existed by Latina subpopulation. While Puerto Rican women had the highest percentage of any health insurance coverage, Mexican-origin women (particularly those 50 to 64 years old) had the lowest. For all three Latina groups, health insurance coverage was greater among those who reported a family income above the poverty level than among those whose income fell below the poverty level; employment location, acculturation variables, and ancestry were also related to coverage. CONCLUSIONS: Eligibility requirements, particularly for Mexican-and Cuban-origin women, need to be streamlined, and innovative health insurance programs need to be developed to increase access of Latinas to health insurance.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Am. J. Public HealthHome page
J. L. Angel and R. J. Angel
Minority Group Status and Healthful Aging: Social Structure Still Matters
Am J Public Health, July 1, 2006; 96(7): 1152 - 1159.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Public HealthHome page
R. J. Angel, J. L. Angel, and K. S. Markides
Stability and Change in Health Insurance Among Older Mexican Americans: Longitudinal Evidence From the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly
Am J Public Health, August 1, 2002; 92(8): 1264 - 1271.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Hispanic Journal of Behavioral SciencesHome page
L. Baezconde-Garbanati, C. J. Portillo, and J. A. Garbanati
Disparities in Health Indicators for Latinas in California
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, August 1, 1999; 21(3): 302 - 329.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Transcultural PsychiatryHome page
J. A. Ungemack and P. J. Guarnaccia
Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts among Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans
Transcultural Psychiatry, June 1, 1998; 35(2): 307 - 327.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1996 by the American Public Health Association