Health status, health insurance, and health care utilization patterns of immigrant Black men.
OBJECTIVE
This study sought to describe the health status, health insurance, and health care utilization patterns of the growing population of immigrant Black men.


METHODS
We used data from the 1997-2000 National Health Interview Survey to examine and then compare health variables of foreign-born Black men with those of US-born Black and White men. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine health outcomes.


RESULTS
Foreign-born Black men were in better overall health than their US-born Black counterparts and were much less likely than either US-born Black or White men to report adverse health behaviors. Despite these health advantages, foreign-born Black men were more likely than either US-born Black or White men to be uninsured.


CONCLUSIONS
In the long term, immigrant Black men who are in poor health may be adversely affected by lack of health care coverage.
Lucas
Jacqueline W
JW
Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20892, USA.
Barr-Anderson
Daheia J
DJ
Kington
Raynard S
RS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data