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To investigate the factors driving the erosion of the healthy immigrant effect, specifically analyzing how immigrant body mass index converges toward native-born American levels over time.

May 1, 2006DemographyOpen Access

Unhealthy assimilation: Why do immigrants converge to American health status levels?

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HAHeather AntecolClaremont McKenna College KBKelly BedardUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals rapid BMI convergence among immigrants over time, indicating significant erosion of the healthy immigrant effect.

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To investigate the factors driving the erosion of the healthy immigrant effect, specifically analyzing how immigrant body mass index converges toward native-born American levels over time.
Analyzed nationally representative survey data from the National Health Interview Survey.
Evaluated differences in body mass index between native-born Americans and foreign-born female and male immigrants based on their length of residence in the United States.
Upon arrival, female and male immigrants possess average BMIs that are approximately 2 and 5 percentage points lower, respectively, than native-born counterparts.
Female immigrants almost fully converge to native American BMI levels within 10 years of residency.
Male immigrants close approximately one-third of the initial BMI gap within 15 years of living in the United States.

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Antecol et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d87f388c03fbaff8bef42f https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2006.0011

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals rapid BMI convergence among immigrants over time, indicating significant erosion of the healthy immigrant effect.

Unhealthy assimilation: Why do immigrants converge to American health status levels?

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