Survival differences among native-born and foreign-born older adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies show that the U.S. foreign-born population has lower mortality than the native-born population before age 65. Until recently, the lack of data prohibited reliable comparisons of U.S. mortality by nativity at older ages. This study provides reliable estimates of U.S. foreign-born and native-born mortality at ages 65 and older at the end of the 20(th) century. Life expectancies of the U.S. foreign born are compared to other developed nations and the foreign-born contribution to total life expectancy (TLE) in the United States is assessed.

Methods

Newly available data from Medicare Part B records linked with Social Security Administration files are used to estimate period life tables for nearly all U.S. adults aged 65 and older in 1995. Age-specific survival

SUBMITTER: Dupre ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3353911 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature