INCOME, LANGUAGE, AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS - FACTORS AFFECTING THE HEALTH-CARE ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF CHINESE-AMERICANS

Authors
JANG M LEE E WOO K
Citation
M. Jang et al., INCOME, LANGUAGE, AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS - FACTORS AFFECTING THE HEALTH-CARE ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF CHINESE-AMERICANS, Health & social work, 23(2), 1998, pp. 136-145
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work
Journal title
Health & social work → ACNP
ISSN journal
03607283
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
136 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-7283(1998)23:2<136:ILACS->2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This article reports the results of a randomly administered interview of 1,808 Chinese American residents of San Francisco. The study examin es income, language, and citizenship status and their effect on the us e of health care services by this population. The articles discusses t he implications of the findings for low-income and uninsured individua ls, particularly people of immigrant status, and concludes with sugges tions for local health care planners and advocates.