Race, Ethnicity, Nativity and Perceptions of Health Risk during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US.

ABSTRACT: Previous research demonstrates that pandemics, including COVID-19, have disproportionate effects on communities of color, further exacerbating existing healthcare inequities. While increasing evidence points to the greater threat posed by COVID-19 to Latinx communities, less remains known about how identification as Latinx and migration status influence their perception of risk and harm. In this article, we use cross-sectional data from a large national probability sample to demonstrate a large positive association between ethnic identity and migration status and perceptions of harm from COVID-19 in the US. We find that individuals identifying as Hispanic/Latinx and first-generation immigrants report significantly greater risks of becoming infected by COVID-19 in the next three months, and

SUBMITTER: Jamieson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8583522 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature