Public health insurance enrollment among immigrants and nonimmigrants: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-311

  Kim, Jinsook ^a   Shin, Hosung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Immigrants; Public health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748131245     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-9000-3     Document Type: Article

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