Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title
SSM - Population Health
Publication Date
10-30-2019
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Volume
10
First Page
1
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Last Page
8
Abstract
How do Mexicans of distinct racial backgrounds fit into the recognized patterns of racial health disparities? We conduct regression analyses using data from the 2000-2017 National Health Interview Survey to determine if Mexicans who self-identify as White or Black have a relative advantage or disadvantage in self-rated health in relation to Non-Hispanic (NH) Whites and Blacks in the U.S. Our results indicate that both Black Mexicans and White Mexicans have a significant disadvantage in relation to NH-Whites while White Mexicans have a slight advantage in relation to both NH-Blacks and Black Mexicans. Overall, our results suggest that studying health outcomes among Hispanics without considering race may mask inequalities not observed in the aggregate.
Recommended Citation
Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Nicole E. Jones, Verna M. Keith, Racial stratification in self-rated health among Black Mexicans and White Mexicans, SSM - Population Health, Volume 10, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100509.
