ABSTRACT The Sri Lankan diaspora population is substantially neglected in UK demographic and health research and not captured in census and survey ethnic group questions, though 127,242 Sri Lankan-born migrants were enumerated in England and Wales in 2011. Important intersections are reported between the period of arrival of these migrants, the purpose behind their movement, and related population characteristics, with 47% having arrived during 2001–2011. Between 1984 and 2004 around 50,000 asylum applications were made by Sri Lankan Tamils. Sri Lankan migrants generally display more favourable circumstances on key socio-economic variables than do other diaspora populations from South Asia. These include generic health status and mortality. This may be attributable to the ‘healthy migrant’ effect, given the community’s recent migration, though the application of its effect to this population requires caution as a significant proportion came to Britain as asylum-seekers (forced migration) rather than as self-selecting migrants. A more advantageous socio-economic profile may also have contributed.

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英国的斯里兰卡血统社区：人口和健康研究中被忽视的人群

摘要 尽管 2011 年在英格兰和威尔士统计了 127,242 名斯里兰卡出生的移民，但英国人口和健康研究基本上忽略了斯里兰卡侨民人口，人口普查和调查族群问题也没有考虑到。这些移民的到来、他们迁移的目的以及相关的人口特征，其中 47% 是在 2001 年至 2011 年期间抵达的。1984 年至 2004 年间，斯里兰卡泰米尔人提出了大约 50,000 份庇护申请。与来自南亚的其他侨民相比，斯里兰卡移民在关键社会经济变量方面通常表现出更有利的条件。这些包括一般健康状况和死亡率。鉴于社区最近的移民，这可能归因于“健康移民”效应，尽管将其影响应用于这一人群需要谨慎，因为很大一部分人是作为寻求庇护者（被迫移民）而不是作为自我选择的移民来到英国的。更有利的社会经济状况也可能有所贡献。