TY - JOUR
T1 - Household density among undocumented mexican immigrants in New York City
AU - Standish, Katherine
AU - Nandi, Vijay
AU - Ompad, Danielle C.
AU - Momper, Sandra
AU - Galea, Sandro
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Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the work done by Jerry Lopez, Stacey Strongarone, and Jennifer Ahern in establishing this study. We recognize the generous support of the National Institutes of Health, grant # DA 017642.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Background High household density increases exposure to communicable diseases, psychological distress in adults, and poor long-term health in children. High residential density, which may be a mediator of poor health, is common among immigrants. Methods We used data from a pilot survey among Mexican immigrants in New York City. Respondents were recruited through venue-based sampling in neighborhoods with large Mexican populations. Results Among respondents that reported being undocumented (N = 404), the mean number of people per room (PPR) of residence was 2.2. In multivariate analyses, living in conditions of >2 PPR was positively associated with living with one's children (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.4-3.9), having experienced food insecurity in the past 6 months (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.1-3.6), and language discrimination (OR = 2.3 compared to other forms of discrimination, 95% CI = 1.2-4.4). Conclusions Undocumented Mexican immigrants, particularly those who are linguistically marginalized and experience food insufficiency, live in conditions of marked household density in NYC.
AB - Background High household density increases exposure to communicable diseases, psychological distress in adults, and poor long-term health in children. High residential density, which may be a mediator of poor health, is common among immigrants. Methods We used data from a pilot survey among Mexican immigrants in New York City. Respondents were recruited through venue-based sampling in neighborhoods with large Mexican populations. Results Among respondents that reported being undocumented (N = 404), the mean number of people per room (PPR) of residence was 2.2. In multivariate analyses, living in conditions of >2 PPR was positively associated with living with one's children (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.4-3.9), having experienced food insecurity in the past 6 months (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.1-3.6), and language discrimination (OR = 2.3 compared to other forms of discrimination, 95% CI = 1.2-4.4). Conclusions Undocumented Mexican immigrants, particularly those who are linguistically marginalized and experience food insufficiency, live in conditions of marked household density in NYC.
KW - Economically marginalized
KW - High residential density
KW - Housing
KW - Mexicans
KW - Undocumented immigrants
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-008-9175-x
DO - 10.1007/s10903-008-9175-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18709456
AN - SCOPUS:77956057153
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 12
SP - 310
EP - 318
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 3
ER -