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Index

A

Academic achievement see Educational attainment;

Accidents and injuries, 66, 78, 107, 178

Acculturation, see Assimilation

Administration for Children and Families, 167

Adolescent Health Survey, 177(n.2)

Adolescents, 6, 35, 90-91, 166, 178

acculturative stress, 85-89 (passim), 161

African American, 79-80, 89, 90, 91

African immigrants, not African Americans, 79, 83, 88

alcohol use, 79, 107-108, 159, 160

Asians, 79, 90, 91

Chinese, 83, 88, 96, 98, 100, 104, 105, 109, 161

assimilation, 79, 89, 159-160, 161

behavioral risk factors, 79, 80, 82-84, 178

alcohol use, 79, 107-108, 159, 160

smoking, 79, 107, 159

substance abuse, 8, 79, 80-81, 83, 107, 159, 160, 178

violence, 79, 80-81, 83, 107, 159

blacks, 89, 90, 141;

see also ''African American" supra Caribbean immigrants, 83, 88

Cuban, 83, 88, 91

Central Americans, 79, 83, 88

chronic illness, 70

defined, 275

education, 89, 90, 93, 94, 98-100, 178

European immigrants, 79, 83, 88

first-generation immigrants, 6, 79, 80, 82, 83, 88-90, 91

health care access, 144

health status, 64, 78-83, 90-91, 107, 123, 159-161, 177 (n.2), 178

Hispanics, 79, 80-82, 83, 85, 88, 89, 91

HIV infections, 70

mental health status, 6, 161, 178

self-esteem, 6, 80-81, 87, 88-90, 92-93, 94-95, 109, 161

Mexicans, 79, 82, 83, 88, 91-92, 109-110

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psychological factors, 6, 35, 80-81, 88-91

race/ethnicity, 79, 91-92

risk factors, general, 6, 35;

see also "behavioral risk factors" supra second-generation immigrants, 6, 79, 80, 82, 83, 88-89, 91

sexual behavior, 6, 79-83, 92, 95, 107, 159

South Americans, 79, 83, 88

substance abuse, 8, 79, 80-81, 83, 107, 159, 160, 178

suicide, 91

third- and later-generation, 6, 7, 79, 81, 82, 83, 88-91, 161

African Americans, 79-80, 89, 90, 91

welfare, 123

white, 79, 82, 83, 89

Vietnamese, 83, 88, 92

Adoption, 124

Adult immigrants, 34, 130

see also Parents

AFDC, see Aid to Families with Dependent Children

Affidavits, see Sponsorship

African Americans, 26, 38, 156

adolescents, 79-80, 89, 90, 91

assimilation, 26-27

census data, 20(n.1)

educational attainment, 47, 90, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107

health care access, 145-147

health insurance, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 153

health status, general, 62, 65, 67, 72, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82

historical perspectives, 2, 26-27, 38

infant mortality, 62

language abilities, 158, 159

mental health status, 81, 89-91, 93

numerous siblings, 51

overcrowded housing, 52

poverty, 2, 5, 42, 45, 52, 158, 212-213

research methodology, 2, 5, 12, 170, 171, 181

research recommendations, 2-3, 12, 170, 171, 181

single-parent families, 50

socioeconomic / demographic status, 5, 52, 89

tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254, 259, 264

welfare, 129, 130, 133, 143, 152

see also Blacks

African immigrants, not African Americans

adolescents, 79, 83, 88

behavioral risk factors, 83

English as a second language, 54

health status, 71, 72, 75, 79, 83, 88

poverty, 43

research methodology, 170

see also Middle East;

specific nationalities

Age factors, 177

adult immigrants, 24, 130;

see also Parents

age at entry, 25

cohort studies, 35-36, 171

elderly persons, 21-22, 115, 119, 180(n.3)

intergenerational cohesion/ conflict, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 87, 92, 94, 169

language factors, 8, 54

population in general, 21

sexual behavior, 6, 79-83, 92, 95, 107, 159

adolescents, 6, 79-83

see also Adolescents;

Neonatal care;

Young children

Agricultural sector, see Migrant workers

Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, 112(n.2)

AIDS, see Human immunodeficiency virus

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Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 112-114, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132-133, 134

see also Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Alcohol use/abuse, 63, 79, 87, 107-108, 159, 160, 169

adolescents, 79, 107-108, 159, 160

gender factors, 63

mothers, 63, 108

Amebiasis, 71

American Academy of Pediatrics, 138, 144

American Indians, see Native Americans

Anemia, 66, 72, 76, 77

Anthropological research, see Ethnographic research

Arizona, 21

Asians, 38, 62, 91

adolescents, 79, 90, 91

Chinese, 83, 88, 96, 98, 100, 104, 105, 109, 161

educational attainment, 62, 97, 101, 103, 105, 107, 161, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259, 264

health care access, 145-148

health insurance, 140-143, 153, 164

infant mortality, 61, 62

lead poisoning, 74

nutrition, 75-76

racial factors, 26, 28

research recommendations, 170, 171

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254 , 259, 264

statistics on immigration, 1-2, 3

welfare participation, 131-132, 134, 162

see also Southeast Asians;

specific nationalities

Aspirations, 79, 168

educational, 7, 97, 104-105, 106, 109

parental expectations, 32, 33

Assessment, see Monitoring systems

Assimilation, 3, 5, 23-26, 31-32, 123, 159-160

acculturative stress, 25, 63, 79, 84-88, 105, 106, 161, 272

adolescents, 79, 89, 159-160, 161

African Americans, 26-27

chronic illness, response to, 69

defined, 272

ecological/life-course models, 29-31

economic factors, 24-25

educational attainment and, 24-25

first-generation immigrants, 12, 85-91

Hispanics, acculturative stress, 85-86, 88, 89

historical perspectives, 23-24, 26

mental health and, 25, 84-88, 161

migration experience (stress), 14, 25, 31, 35, 37

nutrition, 76

parents, 25

prenatal health, 63

racial/ethnic factors, 23-24, 26-28

research recommendations, 12, 23

third- and later-generation immigrants, 12

African Americans, 26-27

upward mobility, 24-25

see also Discrimination;

English as a second language

Asthma, 66, 69-70, 79, 80, 107, 138, 159

Attitudes

health care services, 148-149, 152

health insurance, 141

individual personal, 32, 33, 59, 148-149

see also Aspirations;

Discrimination

Austrians, 54

Automobiles, see Motor vehicle ownership

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B

Balanced Budget Act of 1997, 112, 115

Behavioral risk factors, general, 6, 87, 105, 107, 159, 160, 169

accidents and injuries, 66, 78, 107, 178

adolescent, 79, 80, 82-84, 178

data sources, 166-167, 168

see also Alcohol use/abuse;

Crime and criminal justice system;

Sexual behavior;

Smoking;

Substance abuse, adolescents;

Violence

Biculturalism, 13, 27-28, 34, 64, 85, 172, 272

Bilingualism, 34, 64, 100

Birth and Death Registration Systems, 166

Birth control, see Contraception

Birth defects, 74, 166, 178

Birthplace and status

citizenship and, 1, 14, 37(n.2), 56, 114, 176

country of origin, see Country of origin;

specific nationalities

foreign-born children, see First-generation immigrants

foreign-born parents, U.S.-born children, see Second-generation immigrants

U.S.-born children of U.S.-born parents, see African Americans;

Third- and later-generation immigrants

Birthweight, 5, 60-63, 107, 159

defined, 60

Blacks, 5, 156

adolescents, 89, 90, 141

education, 90, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259, 264

English language abilities, 159, 213, 230-231, 264-271

health care access, 70, 145-147

health insurance, 140, 141, 142, 148, 153

health status, 63, 65, 67, 70

mental health, 89-91, 93

population constitution, 20

research methodology, 20, 26, 28, 38, 44, 181

socioeconomic/demographic risk factors, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

welfare, 129, 130, 133

see also African Americans

Block grants, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119

Breastfeeding, 77

Bureau of Census, 20, 40-58, 167, 174, 177(n.2), 179, 181

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 178

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 179

C

California, 21

education of immigrants, 91, 92, 96

health status of immigrants, 71, 73, 77

welfare reform, 118

Cambodians, 8, 43, 48, 50, 53, 54, 55, 77, 92, 134, 143, 158

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 246 247, 254, 259, 264-265

Canada, 83, 88, 106, 216-217, 220-221, 226, 229, 234-235, 244-245, 252-253, 257, 270-271

Cancer, 71, 166, 178

Caribbean immigrants, 170

adolescents, 83, 88

infectious diseases, 72

poverty, 45, 53

racial factors, 26

single-parent families, 49, 50

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 212-271 (passim)

see also specific nationalities

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Cars, see Motor vehicle ownership

Centers for Disease Control, 166, 177-178

Central Americans, 170

adolescents, 79, 83, 88

birthweight/infant mortality, 60, 61

educational attainment/poverty, 53, 106

health insurance, 143

infectious diseases, 72

refugees, 58

single-parent families, 49, 50

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-271 (passim)

welfare, 121

see also specific nationalities

Charity, see Private assistance

Child abuse, 78

Child Care and Development Block Grant, 114, 117, 119

Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance, xvi

Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, 91, 92

Children's Bureau, 124

Chinese

adolescents, 83, 88, 96, 98, 100, 104, 105, 109, 161

educational attainment, 7, 96, 98, 100, 104, 105, 109, 110, 161

health insurance, 143

infant mortality, 61

infectious diseases, 71

language factors, 54, 55, 158

lead poisoning, 73

nutrition, 77

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 214-215, 220-221, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 250 251, 256, 261, 268-269

see also Hong Kong Chinese

Cigarettes, see Smoking

Cirrhosis, 71

Cities, see Urban areas

Citizenship, 37, 56-57, 175, 176, 177

birthplace and, 1, 14, 37(n.2), 56, 114, 176

civic participation of immigrants, 17

country of origin and generation,

table, 231, 233, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

defined, 273

first-generation immigrants, 231, 233, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

health insurance, 139, 140, 142

parents, 56-57, 135, 175, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

poverty and, 56-57

report methodology, 18-19

second-generation immigrants,

tables, 231, 233, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

welfare eligibility, 56-57, 112-115, 120, 135, 136, 174

see also Immigration status

Colombia, 55, 214-215, 218-219, 225, 228, 230-231, 238-239, 248-249, 255, 260, 266-267

Communicable diseases, see Infectious diseases

Community Health Services Program, 118

Contraception, 79, 80, 82

Cost and cost-benefit factors

health care, 10, 123-124, 166, 178

health insurance, 138, 141

research recommendations, 166, 178, 179

Country of origin, general adolescents, 91

education, 97, 109, 161, 164

English-speaking, general, 54

family size, 51

health insurance, 153

health status, 74, 76, 92, 109, 168

infectious diseases, 7, 70, 108, 160

lead poisoning, 73

mental health, 92

nutrition, 74, 76

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parents, 14, 46-49

risk/protective factors, 160

by country of origin and generation, tables, 212-271

poverty and, 8, 42, 43-44, 48, 50,

tables, 42-43, 212-227, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246-258

research recommendations, 14, 164, 165, 168, 170, 176-181

sampling and, 11, 14-15, 36, 40, 64, 97, 153, 164, 171-172, 174, 176-180 (passim)

variation across persons from same country, 59

see also Birthplace and status;

specific nationalities

Crime and criminal justice system, 27, 177, 178

child abuse, 78

detention centers, 57

see also Illegal immigrants;

Violence

Cubans, 20(n.1)

acculturative stress, 85-86, 88

adolescents, 83, 88, 91

birthweight/infant mortality, 60, 61, 62

educational attainment, 107

health insurance, 143

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 214-215, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 250-251, 256, 261, 268-269

welfare, 118, 123, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 161-162

Cultural factors, 3, 7, 8, 37

biculturalism, 13, 27-28, 34, 64, 85, 172, 272

chronically ill children, 69

ecological/life-course models, 29-31

health care, culturally sensitive, 5, 9, 13, 14, 70, 151-152, 173, 175-176

health care services and access, 9, 70, 149, 150-152

health insurance, 141

health status, general, 9, 68, 69-70, 108

infant mortality, 63

multiculturalism, 27-28

nutrition, 77

research recommendations, 165, 168, 169, 172

services provisions, 5, 9, 13, 14

see also Assimilation;

Ethnographic research;

Language factors;

Religious factors

Culturally competent care, 5, 9, 13, 14, 70, 151-152, 173, 175-176

Current Population Reports, 181

Current Population Survey, 167, 177(n.2), 179

D

Data collection, see Monitoring systems;

Research methodology;

Research recommendations;

Sampling

Decennial Census of Population and Housing, 20, 40-58, 167, 179

Deeming, welfare eligibility, 273

Delinquency, see Crime and

criminal justice system

Demographic factors, general, 37, 40-58

fertility, 20, 82, 178

health insurance, 140-141

population in general, 21-22

by country of origin, 212-271

report methodology, 2, 18

research recommendations, 11, 177

risk factor status by country of origin and generation, tables, 212-271

urban residence, 4, 24, 32, 73, 93, 122-123, 170, 174

welfare participation, 131-134

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see also Age factors;

Employment factors;

Families and households;

Gender factors;

Population;

Racial/ethnic factors;

Socioeconomic status;

specific nationalities and ethnic groups

Dental health and services, 66, 78

Mexicans, 6, 108, 160

Department of Health and Human Services, 174, 176

Department of Housing and Urban Development, 180(n.3)

Deportation, 57

Depression, 92-93, 94-95

see also Self-esteem/self-concept

Detention centers, 57-58

Developmental psychology, 33-35

acculturative stress, 87-88, 272

ecological models, 29

life-course models, 11, 12, 23, 29, 30-31

poverty, 7

research recommendations, 12, 22-23, 35, 36-37, 165, 168, 171

Diarrhea, 72

Diet, see Nutrition

Disabled persons, 115, 119, 122, 124

Discrimination, 5, 26-28, 34-35, 85, 92, 94, 109, 158-159, 165

educational, 5, 105, 106

Diseases and disorders, 5

acute, 5, 10, 64, 69, 71, 74, 107, 108, 136, 138, 159, 163;

see also Emergency medical services

chronic, 5, 10, 64, 68-70, 71, 107, 108, 136, 138, 149, 159, 178

ear ailments, 138

learning, 5, 80-81, 105

visual impairments, 66, 78

see also Disabled persons;

Infectious diseases;

Mental health and illness;

Respiratory ailments;

Toxins;

specific diseases

Doctors, see Physicians

Dominicans, 8, 44-45, 53, 56, 158, 230-231

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

DPT, 68

Drinking, see Alcohol use/abuse

Drug abuse, see Substance abuse, adolescents

E

Ear ailments, 138

Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, 166, 178

Eastern Europeans, 75, 123, 133, 134

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-271 (passim)

Ecological models, 29

Economic factors, 3, 7, 18

aging population, 21-22

assimilation, 24-25

chronic illness, 68

Great Depression, 30

New Deal, 122, 124

self-esteem/depression, 94

see also Cost and cost-benefit factors;

Funding;

Poverty;

Socioeconomic status

Education

adolescents, 89, 90, 94, 98-100, 178

country of origin, general, 97, 109, 161, 164

discrimination, 5, 105, 106

generation of immigration, 46-47, 93-96, 97-101, 102-105, 106, 109, 157

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 217, 227-229, 238, 241, 243, 245, 259

health education, 122, 123

learning difficulties, 5, 80-81, 105

professional, 151-152

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report methodology, 19

research recommendations, 14, 164, 166-167, 169, 171, 177

school as protective factor, 32

see Information dissemination;

Preschool education;

Primary and secondary education

Educational attainment, 7, 93-107, 109-110, 161

acculturative stress, 86

African Americans, 47, 90, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107

Asians, 62, 97, 101, 103, 105, 107, 161, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259, 264

Chinese, 7, 96, 98, 100, 104, 105, 109, 110, 161

aspirations, 7, 97, 104-105, 106, 109

assimilation and, 24-25

blacks, 90, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259, 264

Central Americans, 53, 106

Cubans, 107

fathers, 46-47, 53, 157

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 215, 217, 227-229, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 254, 259-263

first-generation immigrants, 7, 46-47, 93, 96, 97, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 109, 157, 161

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 217, 227-229, 238, 241, 243, 245, 259

health insurance and, 143, 144

Hispanics, 97-99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259, 264

infant mortality and, 62

literacy, 47

reading test scores, 96, 98, 161

math test scores, 96, 98, 109-110, 161

Mexicans, 7, 47, 53, 63, 96-99, 101, 104, 105, 109-110, 213, 227, 237, 259, 264

mothers, 46

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 215, 217, 227-229, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 254, 259-263

parents, 7, 8, 31, 46-49, 53, 96, 98, 140, 144, 157

by country of origin and generation, tables, 227-229, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 254, 259-263

racial differences, general, 26-27

reading test scores, 96, 98, 161

research recommendations, 14, 164, 166-167, 169, 171, 177

second-generation immigrants, 7, 46-47, 93-96, 97, 100, 102-105, 106, 109, 110, 157, 164, 171

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 217, 227-229, 238, 241, 243, 245, 259

socioeconomic status, 96, 98

poverty, 7, 48-49, 53, 106

third- and later-generation immigrants, 7, 46-47, 93, 96, 100, 103, 104-105, 106, 109-110, 157, 161

African Americans, 47, 90, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259-263

whites, 7, 47, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105

see also English as a second language

Elderly persons, 21-22, 115, 119, 180(n.3)

El Salvadorans, see Salvadorans

Emergency medical services, 114, 115, 117, 124, 125, 138, 149-150, 175

Employment factors, 3, 17, 157-158, 171, 177, 224, 254

aging population, 21-22

children, 123

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fathers, 7-8, 48-49, 50, 52, 158, 224-226, 254-258

first-generation immigrants, 7, 41, 46, 48, 52, 157, 158, 224-226, 254-258

health insurance, 10, 123-124, 137-138, 142, 143, 145-146

historic perspectives, 24

illegal immigrants, employer sanctions, 120

infant mortality, 63

migrant workers, 6, 65, 68, 74, 160

migration, rationale for, 37

mothers, 48, 49, 157-158, 224-226, 254-255

part-time workers, 49, 52, 53, 158, 224-226, 254, 256-258

racial differences, 27

refugees, 8, 44

second-generation immigrants, 7, 41, 46, 48, 144, 224, 254-258

self-employment, 143

third- and later-generation immigrants, 7, 41, 46, 48, 52, 224, 254-258

unskilled workers, 8, 44, 53, 121, 159

English as a second language, 3, 4, 8-9, 49, 54-55, 58, 93, 158, 159

acculturative stress, 84-86, 161

blacks, 159, 213, 230-231, 264-271

first-generation immigrants, 3, 9, 28, 54, 55, 58, 84-85, 89, 92-93, 95-96, 148-149, 213, 215, 217, 230-231, 241, 243, 245, 264-265

health insurance, 141

household language not English, 8, 49, 55, 98, 158, 213, 215, 217

by country of origin and generation, table, 230-231, 232, 234, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 264, 268, 270

literacy, 47

reading test scores, 96, 98, 161

neighborhood language not English, 55, 158

parents, 3, 8, 49, 54-55, 86, 230-235, 265, 267, 269, 271

second-generation immigrants, 54, 89, 95-96, 158, 213, 215, 217, 230-231, 241, 243, 245, 264-265

self-esteem, 92, 93, 94

Spanish television and, 55

status by country of origin and generation, table, 230-235, 265, 267, 269, 271

third- and later-generation immigrants, comparative indices, 89, 95-96, 213, 230-231, 264-271

African Americans, 158, 159

Environmental Protection Agency, 74

Epidemiology, see Risk factors;

specific risk factors

Ethnicity, see Racial/ethnic factors;

specific groups

Ethnographic research, 13, 33, 172-173

European immigrants, 26, 170

adolescents, 79, 83, 88

Eastern Europeans, 75, 123, 133, 134, 212-271 (passim)

health insurance, 143

nutritional status, 75

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-271 (passim)

welfare, 118, 123, 133, 134, 162

Western Europeans, 133, 134, 212-271 (passim)

Evaluation

see also Monitoring systems

F

Families and households, 3, 6, 32-34, 108, 157, 158, 161

acculturative stress, 85, 86-88

AFDC, 112-114, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132-133, 134

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chronically ill children, 69

ecological/life-course models, 29-31

educational support, 97, 100-105

health insurance, 140-141

health services use, 144-148

immigration policy, 1, 120, 126

intergenerational cohesion/ conflict, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 87, 92, 94, 169

language of household not English, 8, 49, 55, 98, 158, 213, 215, 217

by country of origin and generation, table, 230-231, 232, 234, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 264, 268, 270

overcrowded, 7, 8, 31, 42, 51-52, 135, 221, 223, 247, 249, 251, 253

research recommendations, 14, 34-35, 169, 172, 177, 178, 179

residential mobility/stability, 31, 32

siblings, numerous, 7, 31, 41-42, 50-51, 153, 213, 215, 217, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245

telephone access, household, 219, 221, 223, 247, 249, 250, 253

motor vehicle ownership, 218, 220, 222, 246, 248, 250, 252

welfare participation, 120, 126, 131-134

AFDC, 112-114, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132-133, 134

TANF, 112-113, 115, 117, 118, 162

see also Fathers;

Housing;

Mothers;

Parents

Fathers

educational attainment, 46-47, 53, 157

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 215, 217, 227-229, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 254, 259-263

employment, 7-8, 48-49, 50, 52, 158, 224-226, 254-258

see also Parents

Federal government, 2, 4

culturally competent care, 14, 173

research recommendations, 12, 14-15, 164-181

welfare, 111-120 (passim), 124-154 (passim)

see also Funding;

Legislation;

specific departments and agencies

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 15, 180-181

Fertility, 20, 82, 178

Filipinos health insurance, 143

health status, 61, 71, 77, 83, 110

mental health/adjustment, 88, 89, 92, 96, 98, 100, 104-105

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 216-217, 222-223, 226, 229, 234-235, 244-245, 252 253, 258, 263, 270-271

First-generation immigrants

Note: foreign-born children

adolescents, 6, 64, 79, 80, 82, 83, 88-90, 91

assimilation, 12, 85-91

chronic illness, response to, 69-70

citizenship status, 231, 233, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

decennial census, 41

defined, 37-38, 273

educational attainment, 7, 46-47, 93, 96, 97, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 109, 157, 161

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 217, 227-229, 238, 241, 243, 245, 259

employment status, 7, 41, 46, 48, 52, 157, 158, 224-226, 254-258

English as a second language, 3, 9, 28, 54, 55, 58, 84-85, 89, 92 93, 95-96, 148-149, 213, 215,

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217, 230-231, 241, 243, 245, 264-265

health care access, 11, 70, 145-148, 154, 159, 163

health insurance, 139-143, 153, 154, 163

health status, general, 1, 64-66, 69, 72, 75, 76, 78-83, 107, 108, 168

housing, overcrowded/old, 7, 51-52, 219, 223, 247, 249, 251, 253

information dissemination, 15

lead poisoning, 73

mental health, 85-88, 91, 109

motor vehicle ownership, 218, 220, 222, 246, 248, 250, 252

nutrition, 75, 76

population growth, 1, 17, 20-21

poverty, 7, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 53, 157, 158, 212, 214, 216, 236, 238, 240-242, 244

research methodology, 15, 40

research recommendations, 15, 34-36, 164, 168, 169, 171, 181

siblings, number of, 50-51, 213, 217, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245

single-parent families, 7, 49, 50, 158, 213, 215, 217, 241, 245

socioeconomic risk/protective factors, 40-41

tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 240-271 (passim)

telephone access, 219, 221, 223, 247, 248, 250

welfare participation, 9, 58, 125, 127-133, 152-153, 161-162

Florida, 21, 71, 85, 91, 118

Food and Consumer Service, 167

Food assistance, 112, 119, 175, 122-123

school lunch program, 114, 116, 122-123, 124

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), 114, 115, 116, 124, 175, 275

Food Stamps Program, 4, 22, 112-114, 116, 119, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132-133, 134

Foreign-born persons, see First-generation immigrants

Foreign language speakers, see English as a second language;

Language factors

Foster care, 57, 124

Funding

block grants, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119

research recommendations, 12, 155, 164

welfare, 118

see also Balanced Budget Act of 1997;

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

G

Gastrointestinal diseases, 70, 72

Gender factors, 31, 177

alcohol abuse, 63

English language acquisition, 86

interfamilial conflicts, 87

self-esteem/depression, 92, 94

sexual behavior, adolescents, 79

Generational factors

intergenerational cohesion/ conflict, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 87, 92, 94, 169

see also First-generation immigrants;

Second-generation immigrants;

Third- and later-generation immigrants

Germans, 54, 123

Giardia, 72

Government role, see Federal government;

Local government;

State government

Great Depression, 30

New Deal, 122, 124

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Guatemalans, 8, 44, 77

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 260, 264-265

Guyanans, 56, 214-215, 220-221, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 248-249, 256, 261, 266-267

H

Haitians, 8, 44-45, 54, 56, 71, 107, 158

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 238-239, 248-249, 255, 260, 266-267

Hawaii, 21

Head Start program, 65, 114, 115, 117, 119, 124

Health Care Financing Administration, 167

Health insurance, 10, 111, 137-144, 153-154, 163-164, 166

African Americans, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 153

Asians, 140-143, 153, 164

attitudes toward, 141

blacks, 140, 141, 142, 148, 153

country of origin, general, 153

demographic factors, general, 140-141

educational attainment and, 143, 144

employment factors, 10, 123-124, 137-138, 142, 143, 145-146

first-generation immigrants, 139-143, 153, 154, 163

Hispanics, 139-143, 153

immigration status and, 142, 163

citizenship and, 139, 140, 142

managed care, 150

health maintenance organizations, 137

poverty and, 141, 143;

see also Medicaid

racial factors, 140-143

second-generation immigrants, 10, 139, 140-144, 153, 154, 163

state-assisted, 11, 115, 118, 136-137

third- and later-generation immigrants, 10, 139, 140-143, 153, 154, 163

African Americans, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 153

uninsured persons, 138-143, 147, 148, 149, 153-154, 163-164

Health maintenance organizations, 137

Health Resources Administration, 176

Health services, availability and access, 3, 9, 136-154

African Americans, 145-147

Africans, not African Americans, 71, 72, 75, 79, 83, 88

Asians, 145-148

attitudes toward, 148-149, 152

blacks, 70, 145-147

chronically ill children, 68-69

cost and cost-benefit factors, 10, 123-124, 166, 178

culturally sensitive, 5, 9, 13, 14, 70, 151-152, 173, 175-176

cultural perceptions of, 9, 70 149, 150-152

detention centers, 57-58

discrimination, 5

educational, 122, 123

emergency, 114, 115, 117, 124, 125, 138, 149-150, 175

first-generation immigrants, 11, 70, 145-148, 154, 159, 163

Hispanics, 145-147

historical perspectives, 122-123

immigration status and, 142, 163

immunization, 68, 71-72, 124, 175, 178

neonatal care, 5, 61, 138, 159-160

nurses, 122, 123

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outreach, 115, 118, 122

parental attitudes, 148-149, 152

physicians, 10, 71, 72, 122, 137, 138, 144, 146-148, 149, 154, 163, 176

prenatal care, 5-6, 33, 60-63

preventive, 62-63, 138, 154, 163, 164

public assistance participation, 9-10, 136-144

report methodology, 2, 18

research recommendations, 11, 13-14, 35, 173-174

second-generation immigrants, 10, 145-148, 154, 163, 174

state role, 115

third- and later-generation immigrants, 10, 11, 145-148, 154, 163, 174

see also Health insurance

Health status, general, 3-7, 34, 59-93, 107-109, 159-160

accidents and injuries, 66, 78, 107, 178

adolescents, 64, 78-83, 90-91, 107, 123, 159-161, 177(n.2), 178

African Americans, 62, 65, 67, 72, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82

African immigrants, not African Americans, 71, 72, 75, 79, 83, 88

blacks, 63, 65, 67, 70

breastfeeding, 77

California, 71, 73, 77

country of origin, general, 74, 76, 92, 109, 168

infectious diseases, 7, 70, 108, 160

cultural perceptions of, 9, 68, 69-70, 108

dental, 6, 66, 78, 108, 160

Filipinos, 61, 71, 77, 83, 110

first-generation immigrants, 1, 64-66, 69, 72, 75, 76, 78-83, 107, 108, 168

health promoting behavior, general, 9, 13, 24, 33, 63, 161, 169, 172

height, 75, 76, 78

Hispanics, 65, 80-82

hospitals and hospitalization, 122, 137, 138, 150, 154

Mexicans, 6, 65, 66, 68, 78, 107, 108, 160

parental assessment, 63-68

poverty and, 75, 159-160, 168

racial/ethnic factors, 67, 68, 159, 160

report methodology, 2, 18-19

research recommendations, 12-16, 165, 166, 171-172, 175-179 (passim)

second-generation immigrants, 6, 38, 59, 62-83 (passim), 107, 108, 159, 168, 169, 171

third- and later-generation immigrants, 1, 5, 6, 18, 33, 38, 59, 62 -83 (passim), 78, 107, 108, 159, 160, 164, 168

African Americans, 62, 65, 67, 72, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82

weight, 75, 76, 80-81, 107, 159

whites, 65, 67, 78, 160

see also Birthweight;

Diseases and disorders;

Infant mortality;

Mental health and illness;

Nutrition;

Risk factors

Heating assistance, 128, 129, 132-133, 134

Height, 75, 76, 78

Helminthic infections, 6, 71

Hemoglobinopathies, 77

Hepatitis, 6, 42, 71-72, 108, 160

Hispanics, 3, 26, 28, 38

adolescents, 79, 80-82, 83, 85, 88, 89, 91

acculturative stress, 85-86, 88, 89

census data, 20

educational attainment, 97-99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259, 264

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English as a second language, 55

fertility, 82

health care access, 145-147

health insurance, 139-143, 153

health status, general, 65, 80-82

infant mortality, 61

lead poisoning, 74, 160

nutrition, 75

overcrowded housing, 52, 219, 223, 247, 248, 252

poverty, 5, 42, 52, 158, 212, 236

research recommendations, 12, 170, 171, 181

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 212-213, 217-218, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

statistics on immigration, 1-2

socioeconomic / demographic

status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254, 259, 264

survey questionnaires in Spanish, 64

welfare, 129, 161-162

see also Central Americans;

South Americans;

specific nationalities

Historical perspectives, 157-159

African Americans, 2, 26-27, 38

assimilation, 23-24, 26

country of origin, general, 30

decennial census, 20, 40-58

educational attainment, 47

general immigration trends, 17

Great Depression, 30

New Deal, 122, 124

health care access, 145

life-course models, 30

research design, incorporation into, 35

single-parent families, 50

welfare, prior to reform, 114, 120-126, 152

see also Projections, statistics

Hmong, 74, 107, 161

HMOs, see Health maintenance organizations

Hondurans, 8, 44, 56, 77, 158

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 238-239, 246-247, 254, 260, 264-265

Hong Kong Chinese, 54, 55, 77, 143, 225, 228, 232-233, 242-243, 250-251, 256, 262

Hospitals and hospitalization, 122, 137, 138, 150, 154

see also Emergency medical services

Housing, 32, 177, 219, 221, 247, 251, 253

discrimination, 5, 26

first- / second-generation immigrants, 7, 51-52, 219, 223, 247, 249, 251, 253

overcrowded/old, 7, 8, 31, 42, 51-52, 135, 219, 221, 223, 247, 249, 251, 253

public assistance, 128, 129, 132-133, 134

residential mobility/stability, 31, 32

Human immunodeficiency virus, 70, 166, 178

I

Illegal immigrants, 31, 56, 57, 170, 172

defined, 273

detention, 57-58

deportation, 57

employer sanctions, 120

Mexican, 8, 56

welfare eligibility, 113(n.3), 114-117, 118-119, 120, 121, 125, 135, 175

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, 112(n.1), 121, 275

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Illinois, 21, 118

Immigration Act, 120-121

Immigration and Nationality Act, 120

Immigration and Naturalization Service

arrests by, 57

welfare regulations, 119

Immigration policy, 37, 111-154, 169, 171

family reunification, 1, 120, 126

poor persons, visa restrictions, 125-126

refugees preferred, 126

see also Immigration status

Immigration Reform and Control Act, 121, 126-127(n.5)

Immigration status, general, 11, 31, 37, 56-57, 172

by country of origin and generation, table, 231, 233, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

definitions, 272, 273, 274

duration of residence, 14, 59, 68, 87-88, 107, 120, 160, 174

health insurance, 142, 163

parental, 119, 120, 135, 136, 174-175

siblings, 174

sponsors, 113(n.1), 114, 118, 121, 125-127, 175, 275

welfare eligibility, 56-57, 112-121, 135-136, 137-138, 145, 152, 155-156, 163-164, 174, 175

citizenship and, 56-57, 112-115, 120, 135, 136, 174

deeming defined, 273

illegal immigrants, 113(n.3), 114-117, 118-119, 120, 121, 125, 135, 175

international standards, 120

legal permanent residents, 113(n.3), 114, 116-117

naturalized citizens, 56-57, 112-115, 113(n.3), 120, 135, 136, 174

prior to welfare reform, 114, 120-126, 152

refugees, 113(n.3), 114, 116-118, 120-121, 126, 134, 153

time limits, 115-120 (passim)

undocumented immigrants, 113(n.3), 114-117, 118-119, 175

see also Citizenship;

First-generation immigrants;

Illegal immigrants;

Refugees;

Second-generation immigrants;

Third- and later-generation immigrants

Immunization, 68, 124, 175, 178

Income, see Poverty;

Socioeconomic status

Indians (American), see Native Americans

Indians (Asian), 71, 73, 216-217, 222-223, 226, 229, 234-235, 244-245, 252-253, 257, 263, 270-271

Individual personal factors, 32, 33, 59, 168

health care access barriers, 148-149

Indonesians, 143, 214-215, 220-221, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 250-251, 256, 261, 268-269

Infant mortality, 5, 60-63, 70, 107

Infants, see Neonatal care;

Prenatal care

Infectious diseases, 6, 19, 42, 65, 66, 69, 70-72, 107

sexually transmitted diseases, 6, 70, 71, 166, 178

see also Immunization;

Parasitic infections;

specific diseases

Information dissemination, 14, 15, 165, 172, 176, 181

Injuries, see Accidents and injuries

Insurance, see Health insurance

International organizations culturally competent care, 14

welfare standards, 120

Iron deficiency, see Anemia

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Israelis, 49, 214-215, 218-219, 224, 228, 230-231, 238-239, 248-249, 255, 260, 266-267

J

Jamaicans, 49, 107, 214-215, 220-221, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 248-249, 256, 261, 266-267

Japanese, 49, 61-62, 83, 143, 216-217, 220-221, 228, 232-233, 242 243, 252-253, 257, 262, 270-271

Jews, 123

K

Koreans, 71, 143, 161, 214-215, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 250-251, 256, 261, 268-269

L

Language factors, 3, 8-9, 37

acculturative stress, 84-85

African Americans, 158, 159

age, 8, 54

bilingualism, 34, 64, 100

Chinese, 54, 55, 158

chronically ill children, 69

English-speaking countries, immigrants from, 54

health care access, 149, 150-152

culturally sensitive services, 5, 9, 13, 14, 70, 151-152, 173, 175-176

health status, general, 68

household language not English, 8, 49, 55, 98, 158, 213, 215, 217

by country of origin and generation, table, 230-231, 232, 234, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 264, 268, 270

neighborhood language not English, 55, 158

Spanish television, 55

survey questionnaires in native language, 64

see also English as a second language

Laotians, 8, 43, 48, 50, 53, 54, 55, 77, 92, 134, 143, 158, 161, 227

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 230-231, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

Latin Americans, 3, 26, 63, 143

see also Caribbean immigrants;

Central Americans;

Hispanics;

South Americans;

specific nationalities

Lead poisoning, 72-74, 108, 123, 160

Legal issues, see Citizenship;

Crime and criminal justice system; Illegal immigrants;

Immigration policy

Legislation

Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act, 112(n.2)

Balanced Budget Act, 112, 115

Illegal Immigration Reform and

Immigrant Responsibility Act, 112(n.1), 121, 275

Immigration Act, 120-121

Immigration and Nationality Act, 120

Immigration Reform and Control Act, 121, 126-127(n.5)

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, 4, 22, 112, 155

Public Health Services Act, 118

Refugee Act, 120

Life-course models, 11, 12, 23, 29, 30-31

Linked Birth/Death Data Sets, 60

Literacy, 47

reading test scores, 96, 98, 161

Local factors, 168, 172, 176

language, 55, 92

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neighborhood resources, 31, 32, 178

welfare, 119

see also Urban areas

Local government, 3

medical services, 138

welfare reform, 22, 114, 117, 121, 123, 124

Longitudinal studies

decennial census, 20, 40-58

developmental psychology, 29, 165

nutrition, 77

research recommendations, 12-13, 36, 165-172

Low-income persons, see Poverty

M

Malaria, 6, 71

Malaysians, 143

Managed care, 150

see also Health maintenance organizations

Marriage and marital status, 131

birth outside marriage, 79

immigration policy, 1

intermarriage, 20, 24, 46

racial factors, 27

spousal tension, 31, 87

Maryland, 119

Massachusetts, 21

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, 118

Math test scores, 96, 98, 109-110, 161

Measles, 68

Media, 29

television, 55, 97

Medicaid, 4, 10, 22, 112, 114, 117, 118, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132-133, 134, 137-139, 143-144, 145, 147, 149, 150, 154, 162, 163-164

refugees, 10, 114, 118, 144

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 166, 167(n.1), 178

Medical services,

see also Health insurance;

Health services

Melting pot, see Assimilation

Mental health and illness, 5, 83-107, 161

adolescents, 6, 161, 178

self-esteem, 6, 80-81, 87, 88-90, 92-93, 94-95, 109, 161

African Americans, 81, 89-91, 93

assimilation and, 25, 84-88, 161

detention centers, 57-58

education, behavioral problems, 105-106

Filipinos, 88, 89, 92, 96, 98, 100, 104-105

first-generation immigrants, 85-88, 91, 109

research recommendations, 14, 172-173, 177

second-generation immigrants, 59, 83-84, 109, 171

third- and later-generation immigrants, 5, 18, 33, 59, 83-85, 89, 109, 171

African Americans, 81, 89-91, 93

war refugees, 57

see also Depression;

Psychological factors;

Self-esteem/self-concept;

Suicide

Mexicans

adolescents, 79, 82, 83, 88, 91-92, 109-110

birthweight/infant mortality, 60, 61, 62, 63

census data, 20(n.1)

chronic illness, response to, 70

cultural factors, 63, 70

educational attainment, 7, 47, 53, 63, 96-99, 101, 104, 105, 109-110, 213, 227, 237, 259, 264

health insurance, 143, 153

health status, general, 6, 65, 66, 68, 78, 107, 108, 160

dental, 6, 108, 160

illegal immigrants, 8, 56

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immunization, 68

infectious diseases, 72

lead poisoning, 73, 160

nutrition, 75, 76, 77

overcrowded housing, 52, 213, 219, 237, 247

poverty, 158, 212, 236

single-parent families, 50, 213, 237

socioeconomic status, 8, 43, 44, 45, 50, 52-53, 56

tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

suicide, 91

tuberculosis, 71

welfare, 6, 108, 121, 129, 130, 131, 153, 160, 161-162

Michigan, 21

Middle East, 73

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-271 (passim)

see also specific nationalities

Migrant workers, 6, 65, 68, 74, 160

Migration experience (stress), 14, 25, 31, 35, 37

see also Illegal immigrants;

Refugees

Military service, 117

Minority groups, see Discrimination;

Racial/ethnic factors

Monitoring systems, 14-15, 32, 135, 136, 155, 164, 166-167, 176-179

decennial census, 20, 40-58

generational perspective lacking, 59

see also Longitudinal studies;

specific studies

Monitoring the Future Survey, 166, 178

Mothers

alcohol use, 63, 108

breastfeeding, 77

educational attainment, 46, 213, 215, 217, 241

by country of origin and generation, tables, 227-229, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 254, 259-263

employment status, 48, 49, 157-158, 224-226, 254-255

migrant workers, 68

see also Parents

Motivation, see Aspirations;

Attitudes

Motor vehicle ownership, 218, 220, 222, 246, 248, 250, 252

Multiculturalism, 27-28

Mumps, 68

N

National Center for Education Statistics, 166-167, 178

National Center for Health Statistics, 166, 178

National Crime Victimization Survey, 166, 178

National Educational Longitudinal Survey, 88-89, 93, 167, 178

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 63-67, 69-70, 72, 73, 76, 78, 166, 178

National Health Interview Survey, 63-65, 166, 178

National Household Education Survey, 167, 178

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 166, 170, 178, 179

National Institute on Aging, 180(n.3)

National Institute on Drug Abuse, 178

National Integrated Quality Control Survey, 167

National Longitudinal Adolescent Health Survey, 78-80, 88, 89, 166

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National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, 78-83, 88, 178

National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, 179

National Medical Care Expenditure Surveys, 167(n.1)

National Science Foundation, 167, 180(n.3)

National Survey of American Families, 174

National Survey of Family Growth, 166, 178

Native Americans, 42, 52

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254, 259, 264

Naturalization, see Citizenship

Neonatal care, 5, 61, 138, 159-160

see also Infant mortality

Netherlands, 54, 216-217, 222-223, 226, 229, 234-235, 244-245, 252-253, 257, 263, 270-271

Nevada, 21

New Deal, 122, 124

New Immigration Survey, 171-172

New Jersey, 21

New York, 21, 71, 74, 118-119, 123-124

Nicaraguans, 8, 44, 77, 85-86, 91, 107

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 238-239, 246 247, 255, 264-265

Nigerians, 49, 54, 214-215, 220-221, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 248-249, 256, 261, 268-269

Non-Hispanic whites, 20(n. 1)

Numeracy, see Math test scores

Nurses, 122, 123

Nutrition, 34, 74-78, 175

anemia, 66, 72, 76, 77

Asians, 75-76

country of origin, general, 74, 76

detention centers, 57

prenatal, 61, 63

weight indices, 75, 76, 80-81, 107, 159

obesity, 75, 80-81, 107, 159

see also Food assistance;

Food Stamps Program

O

Obesity, 75, 80-81, 107, 159

Ohio, 21

Outreach, 115, 118, 122

P

Pacific Islanders, 62

Pakistanis, 49, 73, 214-215, 218-219, 225, 228, 230-231, 238-239, 248-249, 255, 260, 266-267

Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 127, 129, 130, 167, 180

Parasitic infections, 71, 72, 107, 108, 160

Parents

acculturative stress, 86-87

aspirations for children, 32, 33

assimilation, 25

citizenship, 56-57, 135, 175, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

country of origin, general, 14, 46-49;

see ''parents" under specific nationalities

educational attainment of, 7, 8, 31, 46-49, 53, 96, 98, 140, 144, 157

by country of origin and generation, tables, 227-229, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 254, 259-263

educational support for children, 6-7, 97-98, 100-105, 109

employment status, 7, 48-49, 157-158, 224-226, 254-258

English proficiency, 3, 8, 49, 54-55, 86, 230-235, 265, 267, 269, 271

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expectations of, 32, 33

health care access, attitudes, 148-149, 152

health status of child, parental assessment, 63-68

immigration status of, 119, 120, 135, 136, 174-175

illegal immigrants, welfare for children of, 119, 135

intergenerational cohesion/conflict, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 87, 92, 94, 169

language of household not English, 8, 49, 55, 98, 158, 213, 215, 217

by country of origin and generation, table, 230-231, 232, 234, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 264, 268, 270

racial differences, 27

single-parent families, 7, 31, 41-42, 49-50, 52, 158, 213, 215, 217, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245

welfare eligibility, verification, 119, 120, 135

see also Fathers;

Marriage and marital status;

Mothers;

Neonatal care;

Prenatal care

Part-time workers, 49, 52, 53, 158, 224-226, 254, 256-258

see also Migrant workers

Pennsylvania, 21

Perinatal infections, 70

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 4, 22, 112, 155

Peru, 77

Pesticides, 6, 65, 68, 74, 160

Philippines, see Filipinos

Phosphorous necrosis, 123

Physicians, 10, 71, 72, 122, 137, 138, 144, 146-148, 149, 154, 163, 176

Poisoning, 66, 78

see also Lead poisoning;

Toxins

Policy, see Immigration policy;

Legislation;

Welfare

Polio, 68

Population

Bureau of Census, 20, 40-58, 167, 174, 177(n.2), 179, 181

by country of origin and generation, tables, 212-270 (passim)

growth, 20, 21, 164

see also Demographic factors;

Fertility

Poverty, 2, 4, 5, 7-8, 31, 42-45, 47, 109, 158, 160

African Americans, 2, 5, 42, 45, 52, 158, 212-213

assimilation and, 25

citizenship and, 56-57

country of origin, general, 8, 42, 43-44, 48, 50, 53, 56-57, 158-159, 168

tables, 42-43, 212-227, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246-258

educational attainment and, 7, 48-49, 53, 106

English as a second language, 54

first-generation immigrants, 7, 42-45 (passim), 47, 53, 157, 158, 212, 214, 216, 236, 238, 240-242, 244

health care access, 150

health insurance, 141, 143;

see also Medicaid

health status, general, 75, 159-160, 168

Hispanics, 5, 42, 52, 158, 212, 236

illegal immigrants, 56

language factors, 49, 54

Mexicans, 158, 212, 236

nutrition and, 75

physician visits, 149

second-generation immigrants, 42-45, 157, 158, 212, 214, 216, 236, 238, 240-242, 244

single-parent families, 50

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sponsorship, 113(n.1), 114, 118, 121, 125-127, 175, 275

third- and later-generation immigrants, 42-45, 47, 56, 157, 158, 212, 214, 216, 236, 238, 240-242, 244

African Americans, 2, 5, 42, 45, 52, 158, 212-213

visa restrictions, 125-126

see also Welfare

Pregnancy, 79, 82

contraception, 79, 80, 82

Prenatal care, 5-6, 33, 60-63

racial differences, 27

see also Birthweight

Preschool education, 6-7, 65, 100, 109

Head Start program, 65, 114, 115, 117, 119, 124

Primary and secondary education, 46, 93-107, 109-110

adolescents, 89, 90, 94, 98-100, 178

behavioral problems, 105-106

chronically ill children, 68

health education and services, 122, 123

high school graduates, 46

learning difficulties, 80-81, 105

school lunch program, 114, 116, 122-123, 124

Private assistance, 121, 122-124

Professional organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics, 138, 144

culturally competent care, 14, 176

Projections, statistics, 20, 21

Protective factors, general, 2, 3, 5-7, 31-34, 40, 91, 108-109, 156, 157-159, 164-165

defined, 32

health care, preventive services, 62-63, 138, 154, 163, 164

report methodology, 2, 18, 22

unexplored, 7, 168-169

PSID, see Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Psychological factors, 109

adolescents, 6, 35, 80-81, 88-91

individual personal, 32, 33, 59, 148-149, 168

refugees, violence, 57-58

research recommendations, 12, 35, 168, 169, 171

self-esteem, 6, 80-81, 87, 88-90, 92-93, 94-95

see also Attitudes;

Developmental psychology;

Mental health and illness;

Migration experience (stress);

Stress

Public assistance, see Welfare

Public Health Services Act, 118

Public Health Surveillance Systems, 166

Puerto Ricans, 20, 69

Q

Qualitative research, 13, 173

R

Racial/ethnic factors, 1-2, 5, 22, 26-28, 36, 37, 38, 47-48, 158-159

acculturative stress, 86

adolescents, 79, 91-92

Asians, 26, 28

assimilation, 23-24, 26-28

asthma, 69, 70

birthweight/infant mortality, 60

census data, 20

educational attainment, 26-27

employment, 27

health insurance, 140-143

health status, general, 67, 68, 159, 160

historical perspective, 23-24

infectious diseases, 70

minority defined, 273

population trends, general, 20, 21-22

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research recommendations, 165, 172, 177

see also Assimilation;

Discrimination;

specific racial/ethnic groups and nationalities

Reading

literacy, 47

test scores, 96, 98, 161

Refugee Act, 120

Refugees, 31, 37

defined, 274

employment, 8, 44

Medicaid eligibility, 10, 114, 118, 144

socioeconomic status, 8, 43-44, 52-53

Southeast Asian, 9

state government role, 126

Supplemental Security Income, 114, 116, 118

violence and crime, 57-58

welfare, 4, 113(n.3), 114, 116-118, 120-121, 126, 134, 153

see specific refugee nationalities (e.g., Cambodians)

Religious factors, 33

Eastern European Jews, 123

Research methodology African Americans, 2, 5, 12, 170, 171, 181

Asians, 1-2, 3, 170, 171

assimilation research, 24

blacks, 20, 26, 28, 38, 44, 181

Children's Bureau, 124

cohort studies, 35-36, 171

cost factors, 166, 178, 179

country of origin, general, 14, 164, 165, 168, 170, 176-181

linguistic/cultural factors, 64, 108

New Immigration Survey, 171-172

report at hand, xv-xvi, 2, 12, 17-19, 127-128, 136-137, 144

risk-protective factors, 32-33

U.S. born/immigrant comparisons, 12, 17-18, 36-37

see also Ethnographic research;

Longitudinal studies;

Monitoring systems;

Sampling

Research recommendations, 2-3, 11-15, 18, 22-23, 34-37, 164-181

Respiratory ailments, 64, 65, 66-67, 70, 107

asthma, 66, 69-70, 79, 80, 107, 138, 159

tuberculosis, 6, 42, 70, 71

Rhode Island, 21, 74

Risk factors, general, 3, 18, 31-34, 40-58, 156, 157-159

adolescents, 6, 35

defined, 32

report methodology, 2, 18

research recommendations, 11, 14, 22, 164-165, 166, 169

tabulated by country of origin and duration of residence, 212-271

see also Behavioral risk factors;

Protective factors;

specific risk factors

Rubella, 68

S

Salvadorans, 8, 43-44, 77, 107

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 238-239, 246-247, 255, 260, 264-265

Sampling

country of origin sampling, 11, 14-15, 36, 40, 64, 97, 153, 164, 171-172, 174, 176-180 (passim)

health and welfare reform, 13-14

microdata, 14, 177

research recommendations, 11, 12-14, 15, 171, 174, 177, 179-180

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Saudi Arabians, 73

SCHIP, see State Children's Health Insurance Program

Schistosomiasis, 71

School lunch program, 114, 116, 122-123, 124

Schools, see Preschool education;

Primary and secondary education

Seasonal workers, see Migrant workers

Second-generation immigrants

Note: U.S.-born children of foreign-born parents

adolescents, 6, 79, 80, 82, 83, 88-89, 91

birthweight/infant mortality, 5, 107

chronic illness, 64, 69

citizenship status, 231, 233, 235, 265, 267, 269, 271

decennial census, 41

defined, 37-38, 274

educational attainment, 7, 46-47, 93-96, 97, 100, 102-105, 106, 109, 110, 157, 164, 171

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 217, 227-229, 238, 241, 243, 245, 259

employment status, 7, 41, 46, 48, 144, 224, 254-258

English as a second language, 54, 89, 95-96, 158, 213, 215, 217, 230-231, 241, 243, 245, 264-265

health care access, 10, 145-148, 154, 163, 174

health insurance, 10, 139, 140-144, 153, 154, 163

health status, general, 6, 38, 59, 62-83 (passim), 107, 108, 159, 164, 168, 169, 171

housing, old/overcrowded, 7, 51-52, 219, 223, 247, 249, 251, 253

information dissemination, 15

mental health, 59, 83-85, 89, 109, 171

motor vehicle ownership, 218, 220, 222, 246, 248, 250, 252

obesity, 75, 80-81

population growth, 1, 17, 20-21

poverty, 42-45, 157, 158, 212, 214, 216, 236, 238, 240-242, 244

research methodology, 15, 37, 38, 40-41, 164, 168, 170, 171, 180-181

research recommendations, 15, 34-36, 164, 168, 170, 171, 174, 180-181

siblings, number of, 50-51, 213, 217, 237, 241, 243, 245

single-parent families, 49, 50, 158, 213, 215, 217, 241, 245

by country of origin, tables, 212-271

socioeconomic risk/protective factors, 8, 40, 43-45, 47, 53, 158

tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 240-271 (passim)

telephone access, 219, 221, 223, 247, 248, 250

welfare participation, 9, 125, 127-134, 152-153, 162, 174

Self-esteem/self-concept, 98

adolescents, 6, 80-81, 87, 88-90, 92-93, 94-95, 109, 161

teachers, impact on, 105-106

see also Depression

Sex differences, see Gender factors

Sexual behavior, 169

adolescents, 6, 79-83, 92, 95, 107, 159

contraception, 79, 80, 82

pregnancy, 79, 82

Sexually transmitted diseases, 70, 166, 178

Siblings, numerous, 7, 31, 41-42, 50-51, 153, 213, 215, 217, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245

Sight deficiencies, see Visual impairments

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Silicosis, 123

Single-parent families, 7, 31, 41-42, 49-50, 52, 158

African Americans, 50

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 215, 217, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245

SIPP, see Survey of Income and Program Participation

Smoking, 6, 169

adolescents, 79, 107, 159

pregnant women, 63, 107-108, 160

Social factors, 3-4, 7

research recommendations, 12, 35, 168, 169, 171, 172, 179

social learning, 27

see also Cultural factors;

Discrimination;

Ecological models;

Housing;

Language factors;

Life-course models;

Socioeconomic status

Social services

chronic illness, 68

eligibility for, 114

illegal immigrants, surveillance, 120

outreach, 115, 118, 122

report methodology, 2, 18

see also Welfare

Socioeconomic status, 3, 5, 6, 7-8, 37, 40-58, 108-109, 158

African Americans, 5, 52, 89

tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254, 259, 264

assimilation, 24, 89

educational attainment, 96, 98

health insurance, 140-141

life-course models, 30

motor vehicle ownership, 218, 220, 222, 246, 250, 252

nutrition and, 75

research recommendations, 11, 14, 34, 166, 168, 176, 179

risk/protective factors by country of origin and generation, tables, 212-271

telephone access, household, 219, 221, 223, 247, 249, 251, 253

upward mobility, 24-25

see also Educational attainment;

Employment factors;

Families and households;

Housing;

Poverty;

Welfare

South Africans, 54, 216-217, 222-223, 226, 229, 234-235, 244-245, 252-253, 263, 270-271

South Americans, 170

adolescents, 79, 83, 88

birthweight, 60, 61

health insurance, 143

infectious diseases, 72

single-parent families, 49

socioeconomic / demographic

status, tables, 212-271 (passim)

see also specific nationalities

Southeast Asians, 53, 58

congenital anemia, 77

educational attainment, 106

health insurance, 143-144, 153, 164

infectious diseases, 72

nutrition, 76-77

welfare, 9, 118, 121, 131, 134

see also specific nationalities

Soviet nationals, 8, 43, 50, 53, 57, 158

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236 237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

Sponsorship, 113(n.1), 114, 118, 121, 125-127, 175

defined, 275

Spouses, see Marriage and marital status

SSI, see Supplemental Security Income

State Children's Health Insurance Program, 11, 115, 118, 136-137

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State government, 3

culturally competent care, 5, 9, 13, 14, 70, 151-152, 173, 175-177

health insurance, state-assisted, 11, 115, 118, 136-137

medical services, 138

refugees, 126

welfare policy, 4, 22, 114, 115, 117-119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 135, 155-156

see also specific states

State-level factors immigrant concentrations, 21

see also specific states

Statistical methodology, see Projections, statistics;

Research methodology;

Sampling

Stress

acculturative, 25, 63, 79, 84-88, 105, 106, 161, 272

migration experience, 14, 25, 31, 35, 37

pregnancy outcomes, 61

Substance abuse, adolescents, 8, 79, 80-81, 83, 107, 159, 160, 178

Suicide, 91, 161

Supplemental Security Income, 4, 10-11, 22, 112, 114, 115, 116, 119, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132-133, 134

defined, 275

disabled and elderly, 115

refugees, 114, 116, 118

Survey of Income and Program Participation, 127, 130, 167, 179

Survey of Program Dynamics, 167, 174, 179

Syphilis, 6, 71

T

Taiwanese, 55, 77, 143, 214-215, 225, 228, 232-233, 240-241, 250-251, 256, 262, 268-269

TANF, see Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Telephone access, household, 219, 221, 223, 247, 249, 250, 253

Television, 55, 97

Temporal factors

duration of residence, 14, 59, 68, 87-88, 107, 120, 160, 174

welfare eligibility limits, 115-120 (passim)

see also First-generation immigrants;

Second-generation immigrants;

Third- and later-generation immigrants

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, 112-113, 115, 117, 118, 162

see also Aid to Families with Dependent Children

Texas, 21, 71, 118

Thais, 8, 43, 48, 50, 53, 134, 158

socioeconomic/demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-265

Third- and later-generation immigrants

Note: U.S.-born children of U.S.-born parents/U. S.-born families

adolescents, 6, 7, 79, 81, 82, 83, 88-91, 161

African Americans, 79-80, 89, 90, 91

assimilation, 12

African Americans, 26-27

chronic illness, response to, 69-70

decennial census, 41

defined, 37, 275

educational attainment, 7, 46-47, 93, 96, 100, 103, 104-105, 106, 109-110, 157, 161

African Americans, 47, 90, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107

by country of origin and generation, tables, 213, 215, 227, 237, 259-263

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employment status, 7, 41, 46, 48, 52, 224, 254-258

English language abilities, 89, 95-96, 213, 230-231, 264-271

African Americans, 158, 159

health care access, 10, 11, 145-148, 154, 163, 174

health insurance, 10, 139, 140-143, 153, 154, 163

African Americans, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 153

health status, general, 1, 5, 6, 18, 33, 38, 59, 62-83 (passim), 78, 107, 108, 159, 160, 164, 168

African Americans, 62, 65, 67, 72, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82

housing, old/overcrowded, 7, 51-52, 219, 221, 247

mental health, 5, 18, 33, 59, 83-85, 89, 109, 171

African Americans, 81, 89-91, 93

motor vehicle ownership, 218, 246

nutrition, 75, 76, 77

population growth, 1, 17-21

poverty, 42-45, 47, 56, 157, 158, 212, 214, 216, 236, 238, 240-242, 244

African Americans, 2, 5, 42, 45, 52, 158, 212-213

research recommendations, 12, 14, 15, 33-36, 164, 168, 170, 181

risk factors, general, 6, 33-35, 41

siblings, number of, 50-51, 213, 237

single-parent families, 7, 49-50, 52, 158, 213

socioeconomic risk/protective factors, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 259, 264-271 (passim)

telephone access, 219, 247

welfare participation, 9, 127-134, 152-153, 162

African Americans, 129, 130, 133, 143, 152

see also African Americans

Time factors, see Temporal factors

Title IV child care assistance, 124

Title XX block grants, 114, 115, 117, 118

Tobacco, see Smoking

Toxins, diseases caused by, 19

lead poisoning, 72-74, 108, 123, 160

migrant workers, 6, 65, 68, 74, 160

see also Poisoning

Transportation, see Motor vehicle ownership

Trichuris, 72

Tuberculosis, 6, 42, 70, 71, 108, 160, 166, 178

U

Undocumented immigrants, see Illegal immigrants

Upward mobility, 24-25

Urban areas, 4, 24, 32, 73, 93, 122-123, 170, 174

Urban Institute, 174

USSR, see Soviet nationals

V

Vietnamese, 8, 43, 50, 57, 158

adolescents, 83, 88, 92

Amerasians, 83

congenital anemia, 77

health care access, 151

health insurance, 143-144

nutrition, 76, 77

socioeconomic /demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230-231, 236-237, 246-247, 254, 260, 264-265

tuberculosis, 71

welfare participation, 134

Virginia, 21

Visual impairments, 66, 78

Violence, 178

adolescents, 79, 80-81, 83, 107, 159

child abuse, 78

refugees, 57-58

report methodology, 19

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W

Washington state, 21

Weight, 75, 76, 80-81, 107, 159

Welfare, 121

African Americans, 129, 130, 133, 143, 152

Asians, 131-132, 134, 162

blacks, 129, 130, 133

Cubans, 118, 123, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 161-162

demography, general, 131-134

eligibility, 56-57, 112-121, 135-136, 137-138, 145, 152, 155-156, 163-164, 174, 175

citizenship and, 56-57, 112-115, 120, 135, 136, 174

deeming defined, 273

illegal immigrants, 113(n.3), 114-117, 118-119, 120, 121, 125, 135, 175

international standards, 120

legal permanent residents, 113(n.3), 114, 116-117

naturalized citizens, 56-57, 112-115, 120, 135, 136, 174

prior to welfare reform, 114, 120-126, 152

refugees, 113(n.3), 114, 116-118, 120-121, 126, 134, 153

time limits, 115-120 (passim)

undocumented immigrants, 113(n.3), 114-117, 118-119, 175

European immigrants, 118, 123, 133, 134, 162

federal role, 111-120 (passim), 124-154 (passim)

first-generation immigrants, 9, 58, 125, 127-133, 152-153, 161-162

heating assistance, 128, 129, 132-133, 134

Hispanics, 129, 161-162

historical perspectives, 114, 120-126, 152

illegal immigrants, 56

local government role, 22, 114, 117, 121, 123, 124

Mexicans, 6, 108, 121, 129, 130, 131, 153, 160, 161-162

private assistance, 121, 122-124

public assistance defined, 274

refugees, 4, 113(n.3), 114, 116-118, 120-121, 126, 134, 153

research recommendations, 11, 13-14, 22, 173-174

second-generation immigrants, 9, 125, 127-134, 152-153, 162, 174

Southeast Asians, 9, 118, 121, 131, 134

state government policy, 4, 22, 114, 115, 117-119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 135, 155-156

third- and later-generation immigrants, 9, 127-134, 152-153, 162

African Americans, 129, 130, 133, 143, 152

use of benefits, 127-136

whites, 129, 130, 133, 134

see also Aid to Families with Dependent Children;

Food assistance;

Food Stamps Program;

Medicaid;

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996;

Supplemental Security Income;

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families;

WIC

Welfare Reform and Children: A Three-City Study, 174

Whites, 2, 26, 38, 56

adolescents, 79, 82, 83, 89

Census Bureau, 20

educational attainment, 7, 47, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105

health care access, 145-147

health insurance, 140-143

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health status, general, 65, 67, 78, 160

infant mortality, 62

population projections, 20

research recommendations, 12, 170

single-parent families, 50

socioeconomic / demographic status, tables, 212-213, 218-219, 224, 227, 230, 236, 246-247, 254, 259, 264

welfare, 129, 130, 133, 134

WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children), 114, 115, 116, 124, 175, 275

Y

Young children

family factors, 6-7

general health surveys, 63-68, 78

lead poisoning, 72-74, 108, 123, 160

nutrition, 75, 76, 77

research recommendations, 35-36

see also Birthweight;

Infant mortality;

Neonatal care

Youth, see Adolescents

Youth Risk Behavior National Survey, 166

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Immigrant children and youth are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. However, relevant public policy is shaped less by informed discussion than by politicized contention over welfare reform and immigration limits.

From Generation to Generation explores what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin. Describing the status of immigrant children and youth as "severely understudied," the committee both draws on and supplements existing research to characterize the current status and outlook of immigrant children.

The book discusses the many factors—family size, fluency in English, parent employment, acculturation, delivery of health and social services, and public policies—that shape the outlook for the lives of these children and youth. The committee makes recommendations for improved research and data collection designed to advance knowledge about these children and, as a result, their visibility in current policy debates.

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