Abstract:Recent research in the United States has found a strong negative association between segregation and minority health outcomes. However, few studies have been conducted which examine this relationship in light of the theoretical processes which could produce such an association. Further, the bulk of this literature is focused on the Black case with little attention as to how this may affect other racial/ethnic minority groups. Using the 2011-2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) combined with metropolitan-level data, I examine the relationship between residential segregation and poor self-rated health for the three largest racial/ethnic minority groups in the US (Blacks, Latinos and Asians), with Whites serving as a comparison group. Moreover, I analyze a variety of factors which could account for this association based on theories of segregation, including economic considerations and immigration. Overall, I find a strong association between racial residential segregation and poor self-rated health across all of the three largest racial/ethnic minority groups in the US. However, this association is partially accounted for by economic factors in the case of Black Americans and fully accounted for by immigration in the case of Asian Americans. These results suggest that segregation should be an important consideration in our understanding of minority health disparities.

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美国的住宅隔离和健康结果：超越黑白

摘要：美国最近的研究发现隔离与少数民族健康结果之间存在强烈的负相关。然而，很少有研究根据可能产生这种关联的理论过程来检验这种关系。此外，大部分文献都集中在黑人案例上，很少关注这可能如何影响其他种族/少数族裔群体。使用 2011-2012 行为风险因素监测系统 (BRFSS) 结合大都市级别的数据，我研究了美国三个最大的种族/少数族裔群体（黑人、拉丁裔和亚洲人），白人作为对照组。而且，我基于隔离理论分析了可以解释这种关联的各种因素，包括经济考虑和移民。总体而言，我发现种族居住隔离与美国所有三个最大的种族/少数民族群体的自评健康状况差之间存在很强的关联。然而，这种关联在美国黑人的情况下部分是由经济因素引起的，而在亚裔美国人的情况下则完全是由移民引起的。这些结果表明，隔离应该是我们理解少数族裔健康差异的一个重要考虑因素。我发现在美国所有三个最大的种族/少数民族群体中，种族居住隔离与不良自评健康状况之间存在很强的关联。然而，这种关联在美国黑人的情况下部分是由经济因素引起的，而在亚裔美国人的情况下则完全是由移民引起的。这些结果表明，隔离应该是我们理解少数族裔健康差异的一个重要考虑因素。我发现在美国所有三个最大的种族/少数民族群体中，种族居住隔离与不良自评健康状况之间存在很强的关联。然而，这种关联在美国黑人的情况下部分是由经济因素引起的，而在亚裔美国人的情况下则完全是由移民引起的。这些结果表明，隔离应该是我们理解少数族裔健康差异的一个重要考虑因素。