Immigrant enclaves and risk of drug involvement among asylum-seeking immigrants in Sweden: A quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Sweden is a major host nation for asylum-seeking immigrants, and residential placement of these immigrants is an important policy concern. This quasi-experimental study estimated of the impact of being placed into an "immigrant enclave" on risk of officially-recognized drug involvement (ORDI) among asylum-seeking immigrants over a 15-year period. METHODS:All data come from Swedish registries. The sample consisted of (a) asylum-seeking immigrants aged 5-35 years old at arrival (N = 51,017) that were subject to a nationwide policy (enforced 1987-1991) that dispersed asylum-seeking immigrants across municipalities, and (b) native-born Swedes aged 15 and older during this same period (N = 1,040,311). Neighborhood immigrant composition was quantified using the Reardon Index; resident

SUBMITTER: Mezuk B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7470170 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature