Department of Anthropology, University of California, Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92617, USA.
Soc Sci Med. 2012 Mar;74(6):887-93. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.023. Epub 2011 Jun 1.
Does an undocumented immigration status predict the use of medical services? To explore this question, this paper examines medical care utilization of undocumented Latino immigrants compared to Latino legal immigrants and citizens, and non-Latino whites in Orange County, California. Data were collected through a random sample telephone survey of 805 Latinos and 396 non-Hispanic whites between January 4 and January 30, 2006. Findings show that undocumented immigrants had relatively low incomes and were less likely to have medical insurance; experience a number of stresses in their lives; and underutilize medical services when compared to legal immigrants and citizens. Predictors of use of medical services are found to include undocumented immigration status, medical insurance, education, and gender. Undocumented Latinos were found to use medical services less than legal immigrants and citizens, and to rely more on clinic-based care when they do seek medical services.
无身份移民状况是否预示着医疗服务的使用？为了探讨这个问题，本文比较了在加利福尼亚州奥兰治县的无证拉丁裔移民与拉丁裔合法移民和公民，以及非拉丁裔白种人之间的医疗保健利用情况。数据是通过 2006 年 1 月 4 日至 1 月 30 日期间对 805 名拉丁裔人和 396 名非西班牙裔白人进行的随机抽样电话调查收集的。研究结果表明，无证移民的收入相对较低，并且更有可能没有医疗保险；在生活中经历了许多压力；与合法移民和公民相比，他们较少利用医疗服务。医疗服务利用的预测因素包括无证移民身份、医疗保险、教育和性别。研究发现，无证拉丁裔移民使用医疗服务的频率低于合法移民和公民，而且在寻求医疗服务时更多地依赖诊所式护理。
