Jamil Hikmet, Aldhalimi Abir, Arnetz Bengt B
Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences Division of Occupational & Environmental Health Wayne State University School of Medicine & International Society of Iraqi Scientists 3939 Woodward Ave. 3rd. Floor Detroit, MI 48201.
Department of Psychology University of Detroit Mercy 4001 W. McNichols Road Detroit, MI 48221.
J Immigr Refug Stud. 2012 Jan 10;10(4):395-406. doi: 10.1080/15562948.2012.717826.
This study investigates employment and health outcomes in Iraqi refugees compared to Iraqi immigrants. We surveyed 148 Iraqi professional refugees and 111 Iraqi professional immigrants residing in the U.S. We hypothesized that Iraqi refugees would report lower employment and worse self-rated health as compared to Iraqi immigrants. Logistic Regression was used to test various models. Results showed that more immigrants were employed, as well as employed in their original profession as compared to refugees. Regardless of immigration status, participants' age and the way they rated their job played a larger role in health. The study is the first to demonstrate that, controlling for professional, ethnic and cultural background, there are unknown mechanisms resulting in lower employment and skilled employment in refugees as compared to matched immigrant controls. Furthermore, satisfaction with the new work appears more important than employment per se.
本研究调查了伊拉克难民与伊拉克移民的就业和健康状况。我们对居住在美国的148名伊拉克专业难民和111名伊拉克专业移民进行了调查。我们假设，与伊拉克移民相比，伊拉克难民的就业情况较差，自我评估的健康状况也更糟。使用逻辑回归来测试各种模型。结果显示，与难民相比，有更多移民就业，并且从事他们原来的职业。无论移民身份如何，参与者的年龄以及他们对工作的评价方式对健康的影响更大。该研究首次表明，在控制专业、种族和文化背景的情况下，与匹配的移民对照组相比，难民就业和技能就业较低存在未知机制。此外，对新工作的满意度似乎比就业本身更重要。
