The role of immigration status in heavy drinking among Asian Americans.
We examined the role of Asian Americans' immigration status in their heavy drinking, using a national sample of 3,574 Asian American adults during 2008 to 2011 when surveyed by the National Health Interview Survey. Our results, with relevant social structural factors controlled, show that U.S.-born Asian Americans exhibited the highest heavy-drinking levels, followed by long-time-resident Asian immigrants, then recent-resident Asian immigrants (our three main subsamples). The higher heavy-drinking levels characterizing U.S.-born Asians who were male and younger, as compared to immigrant Asians who were male and younger, helped explain differential heavy-drinking levels across subsamples. The study's limitations are noted.
1School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
Celia C
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Tyrone C
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Cheng
Rebecca J
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Howell
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology