A matter of measurement? A Swedish register-based study of migrant residential segregation and all-cause mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent decades, Sweden has become an increasingly diverse society by origin, but one in which residential segregation by migrant background has also increased. This study examines how different aspects of migrant residential segregation are associated with all-cause mortality among native-born and migrant populations.

Methods

Using Swedish population-based registers, this longitudinal open cohort study assessed associations between four local level indices of migrant residential segregation and all-cause mortality among adult migrant and native-born residents of Sweden's three largest metropolitan areas (Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö) between 2004 and 2016. Multilevel Poisson regression models, adjusted for individual-level sociodemographic and socioeconomic

SUBMITTER: Cederstrom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005324 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature