Open AccessVariations in Asian Americans: How Neighborhood Concordance Is Associated With Health Care Access and Utilization
Author(s) -
Eva Chang,
Kitty S. Chan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302275
Subject(s) - concordance , vietnamese , ethnic group , medicine , asian americans , health care , census , gerontology , medical prescription , demography , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , population , political science , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , law
We examined associations of different levels of same-ethnicity neighborhood concordance with health care access and utilization among all Asian American, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese adults (aged 18-64 years) using the 2005, 2007, and 2009 California Health Interview Survey and the 2010 US Census. Although associations varied by subgroup, Asian Americans in highly concordant neighborhoods were more likely to lack a usual source of care but did not lack doctor visits or experience delays in medical care and prescriptions.