| Title |
The Impact of Salmon Bias on the Hispanic Mortality Advantage: New Evidence from Social Security Data
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Population Research and Policy Review, May 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11113-008-9087-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cassio M. Turra, Irma T. Elo |
| Abstract |
A great deal of research has focused on factors that may contribute to the Hispanic mortality paradox in the United States. In this paper, we examine the role of the salmon bias hypothesis - the selective return of less-healthy Hispanics to their country of birth - on mortality at ages 65 and above. These analyses are based on data drawn from the Master Beneficiary Record and NUMIDENT data files of the Social Security Administration. These data provide the first direct evidence regarding the effect of salmon bias on the Hispanic mortality advantage. Although we confirm the existence of salmon bias, it is of too small a magnitude to be a primary explanation for the lower mortality of Hispanic than NH white primary social security beneficiaries. Longitudinal surveys that follow individuals in and out of the United States are needed to further explore the role of migration in the health and mortality of foreign-born US residents and factors that contribute to the Hispanic mortality paradox. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
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